We Live By Encouragement
“We live by encouragement and die without it – slowly, sadly, angrily.” – Celeste Holm
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You Are Loved
“You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don’t have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success – none of that matters. No … Continue reading →
Stick to Love
“I have decided to stick to love… Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Continue reading →If I Were the Devil
Originally written by Paul Harvey in 1964… “If I were the prince of darkness, I would want to engulf the whole world in darkness. I’d have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would … Continue reading →
I Know What My Conscience Is
“An Indian analyzed conscience saying, ‘I know what my conscience is. It is a little three cornered thing in here (pointing to his heart). It stands still when I am good, but when I am bad it turns around and … Continue reading →
Accept Everything About Yourself
“Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets.” – Clark Moustakas
Continue reading →Comprehending Each Other
“Society evolves not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other.” – Lewis Thomas
Continue reading →The Wait Poem
By Russell Kelfer Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried; Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied. I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate . . . And the Master so gently said, “Wait.” “Wait? You say wait?” my indignant … Continue reading →
Be a Hope-Giving Force
“Strive to be uncynical, to be a hope-giving force, to be a steward of substance.” – Maria Popova
Continue reading →Rekindling Our Inner Light
“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.” – Dr. Albert Schweitzer
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