Affirmation for strength:

God cannot fail, so I cannot fail. “The warrior within me” has already won.

Image: David DeHetre [Affirmation by KNOWOL – CC BY 2.0]

Beautiful vintage map of Moosup, CT from 1889

This map shows Moosup, Connecticut as it looked in 1889.

Beautifully restored map of Rocky Hill, CT from 1869

Vintage landowners map of Rocky Hill, Connecticut as it used to be

Mark Twain and the Courageous Flea, a short story

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear… not absence of fear. Except a creature…

Beautifully restored map of Naugatuck, Connecticut from 1877

Historic bird’s eye view of Naugatuck, Connecticut from 1877

Theodore Roosevelt admired those who worked hard, pitied those who didn’t

I pity the creature who doesn’t work, at whichever end of the social scale…

Bird’s eye view of Chester, Connecticut from 1881

This old map shows Chester, Connecticut in the late 19th century.