#239

dropped @ Petaluma Market - Petaluma, CA on 9/29/12

"Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well."

                                                         ~ Phillip Dormer Stanhope

#238

dropped @ store in Petaluma, CA on 9/29/12

"The way you help the world is you start with your own family."

                                                                                  ~ Mother Teresa

#237

dropped @ art gallery/gift shop - Petaluma, CA on 9/29/12

"So many books, so little time."  ~ Frank Zappa

 

#236

dropped @ store - Petaluma, CA on 9/29/12

"Doing things is not the same as getting things done."

                                                                  ~ Jared Silver

 

 

 

#235

dropped @ Petaluma Market - Petaluma, CA on 9/29/12

"Do not call any work menial until you have watched a proud person do it.  ~ Robert Brault

#234

dropped @ Ray's Tavern - Petaluma, CA on 9/29/12

"The impossible is often the untried."  ~ Jim Goodwin

#233

dropped @ Halloween & Vine Art Show - Petaluma, CA on 9/29/12

There may be a thousand little choices in a day - All of them count.

#232

dropped @ Petaluma Market - Petaluma, CA on 9/29/12

Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

                                                          ~ Instructions for Life

#231

dropped @ Three Cooks - Petaluma, CA on 9/29/12

"We are shaped and fashioned by what we love." 

             ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth 

 

#230

dropped @ Motel 6 - Petaluma, CA on 9/28/12

Family - where life begins and love never ends.

 

 

quotes and cranes

Getting cranes ready . . . I haven't done this in awhile - but I was running low on cranes with quotes on them.  I am going out of town this weekend . . . so of course will be taking cranes with me.  I have 50 new cranes all folded . . . quoted . . . and ready to be dropped.

Some great quotes on some of these . . . can't wait to see if I get some responses.

 

#229

dropped @ Walgreen's - Clovis, CA on 9/24/12

Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death.

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Paper Crane Project . . .

Check this out . . . A group of high school students in Hiroshima have sent 1000 paper cranes to every president and prime minister worldwide. In return, they are asking for a message of support for a treaty banning nuclear weapons.

http://www.icanw.org/
http://www.icanw.org/files/PaperCraneProject.pdf

#225 - found and forwarded

I received a wonderful response regarding crane #225 that was dropped at the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State.  It was handed to someone as they were rushing into a meeting by a colleague. 

The quote one #255 read . . . "When you say, 'I love you,' - mean it."  ~ Instructions for Life 

This person told me that the crane made their day, reminded them to breathe, and reminded them that they love so many and they were deeply loved. 

Hearing from this person made my day - thank you! . . . and thank you to the person who found this crane and passed it on.

#228

dropped @ Henry Madden Library - CSUF - Fresno, CA on 9/15/12

The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it.

#227

dropped @ Henry Madden Library - CSUF - Fresno, CA on 9/15/12

"Never to wrong others

takes one a long way towards peace of mind."  ~ Seneca

#226

dropped @ Henry Madden Library - CSUF - Fresno, CA on 9/15/12

"The greatest truth must be recognition that in every man, in every child, is the potential for greatness.  ~ Bobby Kennedy

#225

 

dropped @ Henry Madden Library - CSUF - Fresno, CA on 9/15/12

When you say, "I love you,"  mean it.

                                               ~ Instructions for Life

 

#224

dropped @ Henry Madden Library - CSUF - Fresno, CA on 9/15/12

"A true friend is one that know all about you

and likes you anyway."  ~ Christi Mary Warner

#223

dropped @ Henry Madden Library - CSUF - Fresno, CA on 9/15/12

"What we are is God's gift to us.

What we become is our gift to god."  ~ Eleanor Powell

#222

dropped @ Henry Madden Library - CSUF - Fresno, CA on 9/15/12

"The beautiful thing about learning

is nobody can take it away from you."  ~ B.B.King

#221

dropped @ Henry Madden Library - CSUF - Fresno, CA on 9/15/12

"We all have the ability. 

The difference is how we use it."  ~ Stevie Wonder

#220

dropped @ Henry Madden Library - CSUF - Fresno, CA on 9/15/12

"It's time for us to turn to each other,

not on each other."  ~ Jesse Jackson

#219

dropped @ Mercedes Edwards Theater - Clovis, CA on 9/15/12

"A friend is the one who comes in

when the whole world has gone out."  ~ Grace Pulpit

#218

dropped @ Clovis Community Hospital - Clovis, CA on 9/11/12

"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows."

                                                                     ~  Ralph Marston

#217

dropped @ Clovis Community Hospital - Clovis, CA on 9/11/12

"Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there."

                                                                   ~ Bo Jackson

#216

dropped @ Clovis Community Hospital - Clovis, CA on 9/11/12

"Quality is not an act, it is a habit."  ~ Aristotle

#215

dropped @ Clovis Community Hospital - Clovis, CA on 9/11/12

"Always desire to learn something useful"  ~ Sophocles



#214

dropped @ Clovis Community Hospital - Clovis, CA on 9/11/12

"You're only given a little spark of madness.  

You mustn't lose it." 

~ Robin Williams

#213

dropped @ Clovis Community Hospital - Clovis, CA on 9/11/12

"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well."  ~ Jack London

#212

dropped @ Clovis Community Hospital - Clovis, CA on 9/11/12

When the world says, "Give up." 

 Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."

 

 

 

#211

dropped @ Pet Extreme - Clovis, CA on 9/8/12

Change your words - Change your world.

#210

dropped @ Meat Market - Clovis, CA on 9/2/12

Live, Laugh, Love . . .

: )

#209

dropped @ SaveMart - Clovis, CA on 9/1/12

"Life is not fair;  get used to it."  ~ Bill Gates

#208

dropped near Grant Tree - King Canyon National Park - California on 9/1/12

"Seize the day."  ~Horace

#207

dropped @ Target - Clovis, CA on 8/25/12

Listen to many - Speak to few.

#206

dropped outside of Swiggs - Fresno, CA on 8/4/12

"A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ."  ~ John Steinbeck

#205

dropped @ California Imaging - Fresno, CA on 7/30/12

"Remember, if you're headed in the wrong direction, God allows u-turns."  ~ Allison Gappa Bottke

#204

dropped @ Wonderland Comics - Tower District - Fresno, CA on 7/29/12

If you wait too long for the perfect moment - the perfect moment will pass you by.

#203

dropped @ Audie's Olympice - Tower District - Fresno, CA on 7/29/12

Gratitude is the best attitude.

#202

dropped @ Fresno Community Hospital - Fresno, CA on 7/29/12

Love the life you live, live the life you love.  ~ Proverb

#201

dropped @ Audie's Olympic - Tower District - Fresno, CA on 7/20/12

"Always be a little kinder than necessary."  ~ James M. Barrie

#200

dropped @ Jo Ann Fabric - River Park - Fresno, CA on 7/20/12

Life may not be the party we hoped for - but while we're here we should dance.

#199

dropped @ Michael's - River Park - Fresno, CA on 7/20/12

"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier."

                                                                           ~ Mother Teresa

Dedicated to Leonie K. (1993-2012)

It is with great sadness that I dedicate this crane to Leonie Kong.  I found her blog online when I first started this project.  Her blog caught my attention because it was named "dancing paper cranes" - I was so impressed with Leonie's strength and attitude regarding her battle with cancer.

I have heard from two of her friends this week with the sad news that she passed away on July 6th.

This crane is dedicated not only to Leonie - but to her family and friends.  Losing someone we love is not easy.  My thought and prayers are with them all.  Leonie was an amazing young woman.

I was asked to put a quote from Leonie on a crane for her.

"I'm just trying to live my life to the fullest without any regrets."

Leonie Kong

1993-2012

#198 - dedicated to Michelle

dropped @ Fresno Community Hospital - Fresno, CA on 7/10/12

God understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them.

I am dedicating this crane to my dear friend Michelle - who suffered a stroke this past weekend.  I truly believe in the power of prayer - so if you read this post, please send prayers her way!

#197

dropped @ Fresno Community Hospital - Fresno, CA on 7/10/12

"Time you enjoy wasting - is not wasted."  ~ John Lennon

#196

dropped @ Fresno Community Hospital - Fresno, CA on 7/10/12

Some people make the world more special just by being in it.

#195

dropped @ West Coast Fish N' Chips - Clovis, CA on 7/3/12

"Before you put on a frown, be absolutely sure there are no smiles available."  ~ Jim Beggs

#194

dropped @ Red Wave Inn on 6/29/12

Keep Calm and Carry On.