P is for .... Passion

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”
― Maya Angelou

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This post forms a part of the Blogging for A to Z Challenge. A quote a day based on the chosen word. A photograph that means something to me in relation to the word, but may not to you.

Very Small Heart

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”― A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

chalk and challenges

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.
~ Joyce A. Myers

being happy

"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things"
~ Henry Ward Beecher

# 16 : The Faces Project

“Everyone must dream. We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that's like saying you can never change your fate. Isn't that true?” 

- Amy Tan

# 15 : The Faces Project

“What day is it?"

It's today," squeaked Piglet.

My favorite day," said Pooh.” 

― A.A. Milne

# 14- The Faces Project

"The potential for greatness lives within each of us."

Wilma Rudolph

# 13 - The Faces Project

"We must teach our girls that if they speak their mind, they can create the world they want to see."

- Robyn Silverman

# 5 : The Faces Project

"Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women."

Nora Ephron

(1941- 2012)

RIP

# 2 : The Faces Project

"Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."

Harper Lee

# 1 : The Faces Project

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

Pahalgarh, Maharashtra

April 2012 

end in itself

Education must have an end in view, for it is not an end in itself.
~ Sybil Marshall

Z is for Zaharias, Babe Didrikson Zaharias

" You have to play by the rules of golf just as you have to live by the rules of life. There's no other way."

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman. 

X is for Unknown, also called Anonymous

"A strong woman isn't afraid of anything... 
but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of fear."

Anonymous

600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman. 

V is for de Valois, Marguerite de Valois

"The more hidden the venom, the more dangerous it is."

Marguerite de Valois

600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman. 

T is for Tomlin, Lily Tomlin

"Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket."

Lily Tomlin

600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman. 

Q is for Quindlen, Anna Quindlen

"The truth about your own life is not always easy to accept, and sometimes hasn't even occurred to you."

Anna Quindlen

600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman. 

N is for Navratilova, Martina Navratilova

"Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people."

Martina Navratilova

600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman. 

F is for Frank, Anne Frank

"In spite of everything I still believe that people are really 
good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation 
consisting of confusion, misery and death."
Anne Frank

600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman. 

B is for Baez, Joan Baez

"I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, 
why be humble about it?"
Joan Baez

600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman.