“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” ​ – James Baldwin James Baldwin certainly “did it” at a time when the color of one’s skin wasn’t simply a hurdle but a roadblock. Is something standing in the way of you achieving your own goals? Maybe the best thing…

On this winter solstice, the last day of Hanukkah, only four days to Christmas, five to Kwaanza, as well as the many other sacred events we celebrate this time of year, let us reflect on these words: “This is the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against the planetary darkness.…

“I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way.” ​-Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility What makes you happy at this time of year when happiness is nearly a requirement? I hope your holidays will be spent doing that, and mostly that—along with…

“Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can’t stand, speak for those who can’t speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.” ​ – Julie Andrews

“Being kind to yourself isn’t about ignoring your weaknesses. It’s about giving yourself permission to learn from your mistakes.” ​– Adam Grant

“May our words become actions, our actions become culture and our culture become the foundation for a world where all beings can thrive in dignity and beloved community.” ~Charter for Compassion 2.0

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.” ~Jane Goodall

“Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you– all the expectations, all of the beliefs– and becoming who you are. Not a better you, but a realer you.” -Rachel Naomi Remen My Grandfather’s Blessing

“Choosing to have joy is not naively thinking everything will be easy. It is courageously believing that there is still hope, even when things get hard.” ​ – Morgan Harper Nichols

“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt