JUNE 2026

Relax with a soothing cup of mint tea, paired with a captivating mix of inspiring, thought provoking and humorous reflections on life, all while enjoying a view of the calming waters of our local stream.

The Tea Room offers a curated collection of quotes and art. showcasing quotes from a diverse array of individuals, accompanied by art and photography by Jelani K. Asantewa. 



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June 1, 2026

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?

Satchel Paige

June 2, 2026

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

Napoleon Hill

June 3, 2026

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

John Dryden

June 4, 2026

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

Alphonse Karr


June 5, 2026

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Maya Angelou

June 6, 2026

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Mark Twain

June 7, 2026

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

Paulo Coelho

June 8, 2026

Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with.

Stevie Wonder


June 9, 2026

Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.

Stewart Udall

June 10, 2026

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

George Washington Carver

June 11, 2026

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.

Bono

June 12, 2026

It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand.

Soren Kierkegaard


June 13, 2026

My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.

Sara Blakely

June 14, 2026

I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.

Zsa Zsa Gabor

June 15, 2026

The only thing keeping you from what you want is your story about why you can't have it.

Tony Robbins

June 16, 2026

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Robert W. Service


June 17, 2026

Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.

Will Rogers

June 18, 2026

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Marilyn vos Savant

June 19, 2026

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

Xenophon

June 20, 2026

Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.

Charles Kettering


June 21, 2026

Don't listen to anyone who doesn't know how to dream

Liza Minnelli

June 22, 2026

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.

William Arthur Ward

June 23, 2026

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

Indira Gandhi

June 24, 2026

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

Harriet Beecher Stowe


June 25, 2026

If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

John C. Maxwell

June 26, 2026

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

Thor Heyerdahl

June 27, 2026

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

Andre Gide

June 28, 2026

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

Jim Rohn


June 29, 2026

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time

Rick Warren

June 30, 2026

Conversation Manors 101:

Speak - Listen - Question - Interact. NOT: Speak - Speak - Speak - Speak -  Speak - Listen - Speak - Speak - Speak -Speak - Speak - Speak - Speak .... Don't be a Conversation Hog!

Jelani K. Asantewa

June 2026