BAD – Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace – Amelia Earhart

JW – I like a man who grins when he fights. – Prime Minister Winston Churchill

MS* – Temperance refers to all pleasures, and it means not abstaining, but going the right length and no further. – CS Lewis

EB* – I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it. – Mae West

JD – Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Emerson quote above reminded me of how beautiful some of the sunrises have been lately.

I recently had a friend share how he was driving down the road and noticed the sunrise and realized what a miracle it was.

What struck me about talking with him and some others about this was how important it is to slow down enough to see it in the first place.

It’s hard to appreciate a sunrise or sunset if we are rushing from place to place, worried about the next to do on our list.

It’s much easier if we are sitting on the porch with a cup of coffee.

Make some time today to see the beauty around you.

Make it a great day.

Jake