“Patriotism is when love of your own people  comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.” – Charles de Gaulle

“It seems to me that the natural world is the great source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” ​ – David Attenborough Of all the places you’ve been or lived, what one…

“A mother’s love is everything. It is what brings a child into this world. It is what molds their entire being. When a mother sees her child in danger, she is literally capable of anything. Mothers have lifted cars off of their children and destroyed entire dynasties. A mother’s love is the strongest energy known…

“Every hardship is an opportunity that you are given, an opportunity to grow.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future.” – Arnold Glasow

“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 There are plenty of scary things in the news today, so I think it’s our job to find out who the…

“I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to future life. It is the tree’s way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, but spilling out its treasure on the…

We are part of a grand and beautiful mystery which unfurls endlessly all around us, and it is our most important task to cherish and invest in our connection with it.” ​ – Ben Goldsmith

DO YOU WANT TO FAST THIS LENT? • Fast from hurting words and say kind words. • Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude. • Fast from anger and be filled with patience. • Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope. • Fast from worries and have trust in God. • Fast from…

“May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields, And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand”. Happy St. Patrick’s Day