Mantra Wall

We commemorate 9/11 with our personal words to live by, posted on the MANTRA WALL of the Strange Tango Facebook Fan Club Page. We invite you to add your own thoughts and philosophy of life.


- "...elegant, eclectic, minimalist, surprising..." - Strange Tango, the novella by A. D. Tejada

- "I don't compete: I won't be an afterthought." - Strange Tango, the novella by A. D. Tejada

- "It's not about me." - Angela Treadway, Patterson, NC

- "How much is enough, how much do I really need, and why have I been given more than I need?" - Angela Treadway, Patterson, NC

- "If life passes you by...down shift." - Andrew Barros, Tewksbury, MA

- "Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. ~ Harvey Fierstein" - Virginia Lusby, Dallas, TX

- "To be good is noble, but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble. ~ Mark Twain" - Shaun Heath, Norman, OK

- "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. ~ Judy Garland" - Virginia Lusby, Dallas, TX

- "I remember a story of someone trying to rescue a loved one from a pit. Nothing seemed to work because the victim was evidently too weak to be of any help in the rescue. Finally, the person attempting the rescue apparently lost all sense of reason and began to dance around the rim of the pit. The victim, after more pleading and weeping, eventually recognized that life looked much better on the rim and climbed out on their own." - Jack Hunsucker, Lawton, OK

- "The only source of knowledge is experience. ~ Albert Einstein" - Yanni Hufnagel, Cambridge, MA

- "Success, like wine, is enjoyed most when it is shared. Never drink alone." - Frank Witsil, Detroit, MI

- "Things do not change; we change. ~ Henry David Thoreau” - Jerome Tse, Ithaca, NY

- "God knows each of us better than we know ourselves. He knows the deepest desires of our hearts and the needs of our bodies, minds, spirits. He exalts in our joy and he lifts us up in our despair. He is with us always. Be at peace." - Maria Rodriguez Piña, Seattle, WA

- "There's more to life than hard news..." - A. D. Tejada, the world