HAPPINESS..............One is happy as a result of one's own efforts, once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness-simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience. Happiness is no vague dream, of that I now feel certain.

-George Sand

News about Zeus..
We went to the Vet on Friday and it was not good. He has kidney failure...we have changed his diet so his kidneys don't have to work as hard but he won't eat..I have some herbal med's for renal and kidney failure that will be here Tuesday, so hopefully they will work to get him to eat and hold down water and food.....wish us luck! xoxo Mango & Zeus xoxo

The eye of the storm is where I operate..I am surrounded by chaos but I concentrate - Brother Ali

Only those who dare, truly live....as awareness increases, the need for personal secrecy almost proportionately decreases.
I will share a secret today, and be free of it's power over my life.

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are interesting monologues, that is all.
----Rebecca West