“To go out there and prove what I can do has taught me a lot about who I am. We can push ourselves further. We always have more to give.” ​ – Simone Biles

“Hurt people hurt others. But, luckily, healed people heal others. Safe people, shelter others. Free spirits, free others. Enlightened people, illuminate others. And LOVE always wins. So, shine your light of love on all you may cross your path in life, because what you do matters.” ~Unknown

“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” ​ – Mary Lou Retton

Hate begets hate. Violence begets violence. Neither hate nor violence has a place in a life well lived. All around us we see the consequences of both, including last night’s shooting of former president Donald Trump. We can’t change the world, but we can examine our own hearts and commit ourselves to love. Together we…

Jackie Chan responded to a journalist’s question about whether he is satisfied with his life with these wise words: “You know, I once heard very wise words: Your hard work is the dream of every unemployed person; Your restless child is the dream of everyone without children; Your small home is the dream of every…

You must never, ever give out. We must keep the faith because we are one people. We are brothers and sisters. We all live in the same house: The American house. -John Lewis

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” ~Fred Rogers

I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers. — T. D. Jakes I like to think that another name for a good father is “Dad.” There are many men who are fathers but not always dads.…

“The kindest people do not just exist — they choose to soften where circumstance has tried to harden them, they choose to believe in goodness, because they have seen firsthand why compassion is so necessary.” ​-Bianca Sparacino

“ “There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world though they are no longer among the living. These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark. They light the way for humankind.” -Hannah Senesh, poet