i love u dad

Grateful for a dad who overcame to give his kids so much. Thank you for: being a leader when it was not popular, providing us with opportunities that most never have, chasing your dreams as a pilot, so I could follow your footsteps, making time for me, teaching me to work hard, inparting wisdom, not overly-caring about the opinions of others. But most importantly for having a heart for God and fulfilling His purposes for your life. i love you dad

surplus matters

"A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often has no opportunity to exercise judgment."

--Harvey S. Firestone,
American entrepreneur and industrialist

a key to life

"All (people) should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, & to, & why."

-James Thurber

words

‎"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something."

what do you burn for?

Napoleon Hill says, “Once you have a burning desire and you live in purpose with that desire, decisions come quickly and easily and seldom if ever will you change your mind.”

think well

"Man is made or unmade by himself; in the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself; he also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace. By the right choice and true application of thought, man ascends to Divine Perfection; by the abuse and wrong application of thought, he descends below the level of beast. Between these two extremes are all the grades of character, and man is their maker and master."

"Of all the beautiful truths pertaining to the soul which have been restored and brought to light in this age, none is more gladdening or fruitful of divine promise and confidence than this - that man is the master of thought, the molder of character, and the maker and shaper of condition, environment, and destiny."

- "As A Man Thinketh" by: James Allen published 1902

leave a legacy

"We can’t emblazon our name on a person’s forehead the way we can on a hospital building: Funded by the Smith Family. Investing in people isn’t as rewarding in the short term – you don’t see a space turn from empty to full, a building go up brick by brick, or books lining shelves. But, as we fill people with knowledge and skills, connect them to the ideas and resources they need to make the changes they want to see in the world, and create opportunities that didn’t exist before, we start to fill the real voids we have in the world: people with the skills and passion to go out and make the changes they believe in."

- Daniela Papi