“Illness is a cross, but perhaps also a guardrail. The ideal, however, would be to draw strength from it and to refuse its weaknesses. Let it be the retreat that makes one stronger at the proper moment. And if one has to pay in suffering and renunciation, let’s pay up!” ~Albert Camus “Liberty is the…

“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.” ~Jonathan Lockwood Huie “Truth does not mind bring questioned. A lie does not like being challenged.” ~Unknown  

“Death is there to keep us honest.” ~Song lyric “I night not wake up tomorrow, but I definitely won’t wake up yesterday.” ~Variously ascribed

“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.” ― William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ~Carl Sagan “Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality.” ~Carl Sagan “We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.” ~Carl Sagan

Every Friday morning, Ada Sunrise Rotary, my civic club, meets at the Aldridge Hotel Banquet Room starting at 7 a.m. Meetings start with a ringing the ceremonial brass bell, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, a non-denominational prayer, introduction of guests, announcement, “Words of Wisdom,” a guest speaker, singing the “Friday Song,” an appeal to…

“It was pride that changed angels into devils. It is humility that makes men as angels.” ~Saint Augustine “Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking of yourself less.” ~Rick Warren