“We are products

of our past—

But we don’t have to be

prisoners of it. . .”

—Rick Warren

“We must let go—

of the life we have planned—-

So as to accept—-

the one that is waiting for us. . .”

—Joseph Campbell

“Only I can change—

my life—

No one else—

can do it for me. . .”

—Carol Burnett

“Go back—

To what you’ve always done—

And you’ll get—

what you’ve always got. . .”

—Caleb O’Dowd

“It’s always best—

To start at the beginning. . .”

—Glinda, Good Witch of the North

(“The Wizard of Oz” — Turner Entertainment Co.

& Warner Bros. Entertainment)

“To be yourself—

In a world

that is constantly trying

to make you something else—

Is the greatest accomplishment. . .”

—Ralph Waldo Emerson