Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.  -Winston Churchill

Most Obstacles are Inspiration.

The easiest way to be creative: Try something different, even if you don't think it will work.

Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path; and that will make all the difference. -Steve Jobs

Do not chase people. Be you and do your own thing and work hard. The right people who belong in your life will come to you, and stay. (found via Modern Hepburn)

Sometimes, you need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are and who you want to be. (Found via Modern Hepburn)

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Purchase the above pillow here.

This poster is available for purchase. More info from the Russian Used a Pencil site: This year, I joined Fred’s Team, a charity organization that raises money for cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. I joined this team with the goal of running my first marathon, and doing a little good while at it. The terrible events of Hurricane Sandy sidetracked the New York Marathon, but I was able to run in the Philadelphia Marathon two weeks later. The amazing Jessica Hische was kind enough to design the poster above, based on one of my favorite quotes from Steve Prefontaine. In purchasing a poster, 100% of the profits will be donated to Memorial Sloan-Kettering for cancer research, aside from $5 which will be donated to Red Cross for disaster relief. The poster was letterpressed on nice paper by the fine folks at Studio On Fire. The motto for Fred’s Team is “Imagine a World Without Cancer.” To me, this is not wishful thinking, but a true possibility that I may even see in my lifetime. Let’s be honest: cancer sucks. It has no doubt affected all of us in one way or another. I firmly believe that through

What is to give light must endure the burning. -Viktor Frankl

It's not what you look at that matter. It's what you see. -Henry David Thoreau