The Garment of Destiny
“We are tied together in the single garment of destiny, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality. And whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Sharing a Burden
“If you share another’s burden, both of you will walk straighter.”
Continue reading →Hail to the Morning!
“There will be something, anguish or elation, that is peculiar to this day alone. I rise from sleep and say: Hail to the morning! Come down to me, my beautiful unknown.” – Jessica Powers
Continue reading →Press On
“Press on. Your defining moment may arrive just when you feel surrounded by adversity.” – David Cottrell
Continue reading →An Oar in Everyone’s Boat
“It is not good to have an oar in everyone’s boat.” – Earl Camden
Continue reading →Gifted Leaders
“Gifted leaders have a sense of intuitiveness and a sense of timing.” – John C. Maxwell
Continue reading →True Happiness
“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” – Helen Keller
Continue reading →Cheerful Giver
A mother wanted to teach her daughter a moral lesson. She gave the little girl a quarter and a dollar for church. “Put whichever one you want in the collection plate and keep the other for yourself,” she told the … Continue reading →
Compassion is not a Luxury
“We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival.” – Roshi Joan Halifax
Continue reading →Appreciating Our Neighbor
“In appreciating our neighbor, we’re participating in something truly sacred.” – Mr. Fred Rogers
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