Manic Monday - Overcome 11.19.11

The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail.

~ Nelson Mandela

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.

~ Martin Luther King

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.

~ Robert Schuller

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. 

~ Chinese proverb

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

~ Japanese proverb

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P.S. If the winner of the My Memories giveaway, KEPACANINS, does not contact melifaif(at)yahoo.com by Sunday, 11.27.11 to collect their winnings, I will announce a new winner on Monday. 11.28.11.