Sunday Inspiration: The Greatest Gift
“The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.” ― Elizabeth Hardwick
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Hate and Pain
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. -James Baldwin
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: The Great Stories
“It’s like the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad has happened? But in the…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: I am listening
“Walking, I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. They are the result of the love of thousands.” -Linda Hogan, Native American writer
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is simply about understanding that every one of us is both inherently good and inherently flawed. Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation.” ~Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Time is a companion
“Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we’ve lived.”…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Graduation quotes for 2023
It’s that time of year to celebrate those who are graduating from educational institutions, and one of the traditional ways to honor those students is to inspire them with wisdom and wit. Here are some of the most inspirational quotes of 2023. “All those adults that you used to think were in charge and knew…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: We must never forget
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John F. Kennedy And we must never forget the men and women who sacrificed so much so that we may be free. I know we will all take some time this weekend…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Complaining
A friend sent me these words from Teddy Roosevelt. “Complaining about a problem without proposing a solution is called whining.” I started to wonder how often we have enough information to propose a solution. Or how often we have the energy to contemplate our choices so we can make a proposal. Or hardest yet, coming…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: No Barriers
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” ~Maya Angelou
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