“You can not tread the path until you become the path yourself.” — A ZEN saying Lisbon, Portugal “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” — Henry David Thoreau The Algarve Coast, Portugal “Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. YOU open the door through gratitude.” — Deepak Chopra Asheville, North Carolina “It’s not about the shoes. It’s about what you do in them.” — Michael Jordan Rostock, Germany “Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Middleton Place - Charleston, South Carolina “If there is any kindness I can show or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” — William Penn Paris, France