Success Defined

To laugh often and love much;

to win the respect of intelligent people

and the affection of children;

to earn the appreciation of honest critics

and to endure the betrayal of false friends;

to appreciate beauty;

to find the best in others;

to leave the world a bit better,

whether by a healthy child,

a garden path

or a redeemed social condition;

to know even one life

has breathed easier because of you


Thanks and thoughts go out to the Ray and Hall families who have lost a loved one, Becky Hall, to cancer at 63. I knew her when she was young and I was younger, but I felt I knew her so much more after attending her funeral, by all those that stood and spoke of her from so many facets of her life. I couldn't help but peek into my own passing and envision who might be there and what they might say about me.  I would be honored to be able to say that I checked off this list of success without hesitation.