lt book IIIb home transDear Living Treasure friends,

Welcome to one of Santa Fe's best told stories! We are delighted to share with you what has lovingly been compiled over the past 35 years. Your hearts will be inspired as you read about some of Santa Fe's finest. It is good to know that the time-honored qualities of integrity, generosity, and altruism still exist and are what, in fact, create caring communities.

Enjoy!

 
 
 
 

Elder Quotes

Gandhi

From Mary Lou Cook

Be the change you wish to see in the world.
                  – Ghandi

Live in joy–even though you have all the facts.
                  – Jane Goodall

Imagination is more important than knowledge.
                  – Albert Einstein

Words from our Treasures

My aim is to strive for understanding.
                  – John Hightower, journalist

You look inside. You experiment. You explore. You do things that are different.
                  – Alan Houser, sculptor and painter

Show friendship, show respect, and be helpful.
                  – Bill Aragon, good neighbor

I don't argue with people. I just let them be wrong.
                  – Clementine Ponce, Girl Scout executive, hotel manager

In order to see what is really around us, we must learn to look without judgment.
                  – John B. Jackson, geographer, teacher, writer

Whatever you do, do it with your whole heart.
                  – Faith Meem, civic advocate

My main asset has always been my curiosity.
                  – William Lumpkins, architect, solar pioneer, artist

The pueblo way is: you don't live for yourself, you live for others.
                  –Alfonso Ortiz, activist anthropologist

When I see a need, I take care of it.
                  – Jay Scherer, healer and teacher

Have good work to do, and a brisk walk to it.
                  – Delfinio Lujan, merchant, herbalist

Don't be afraid to try out new things and have new experiences.
                  – Cornelia Hull, community activist, volunteer