“Style is very personal. It has nothing to do with fashion. Fashion is over quickly. Style is forever… It’s about something else that comes from within you.” – Ralph Lauren I…
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“At daybreak, when loath to rise, bear this thought in mind: I am rising for a man’s work.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, c. 170 I am anticipating that, of course,…
“If you know the art of breathing you have the wisdom and courage of ten tigers.” – Chinese adage Breathing … if you are reading this you are most assuredly…
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“It’s all about the journey, not the outcome.” – Carl Lewis, American track and field athlete and nine-time gold medalist Do you, as I do, watch the Olympic events in…