April 17, 2016
Life only hands you pieces. You have to figure out how to put them together. Your life doesn’t come with a picture of what it is supposed to look like on the box. You have to—you get to— choose that picture for yourself. And you choose it by looking for a model of a life […]
April 17, 2016
What does it mean to flourish? It’s obvious when a tree is flourishing. Provided the right soil, water, and sun, a flourishing tree grows tall and strong. Its branches spread, its trunk grows thicker, its leaves come in green in the spring, and it produces seeds and sap and deep roots. You also know when […]
April 17, 2016
The challenge for anyone suddenly deprived of purpose—is not simply to overcome trauma, but to rebuild meaning. The only way out is through. Through suffering to strength. Through hardship to healing. And the longer we wait, the less life we have to live. From the book Resilience by Eric Greitens
April 17, 2016
Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul. Meg Rosoff
April 17, 2016
Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone. Paul Tillich
April 17, 2016
If you get to thinking that the deck is stacked against you….take heart for you could just as easily have been born a lizard, a squirrel, or a salmon making that final spawning run.
April 16, 2016
You are more than you pretend to be You are more than what most eyes can see You are more than all your history Look inside and you will find There’s glory in your mind Come be the kind of person you would be…. You are more than what your leaders say You are more […]
April 16, 2016
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin When he smiled I realized I’d passed it on to him . I thought about that smile then I realized its worth, A single smile, just […]
April 16, 2016
I always try to cheer myself up by singing when I get sad. Most of the time, it turns out that my voice is worse than my problems
April 16, 2016
Most people have at least two people in their life who have every reason to complain but choose not to.
April 16, 2016
Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark. George Iles To love what you do and feel that it matters, how could anything be more fun? Katherine Graham We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do. Mother Theresa Obstacles are like wild animals They are cowards but they […]
April 16, 2016
Maybe someone in your world will find hope in the words below. Were it not for hope the heart would break. Thomas Fuller I have the greatest weapon…I have hope. Sophia Mendoza Ed Wright is an avid tennis player who, at age 77, teamed with son Jody in our Saturday morning doubles league. Last fall, […]
April 16, 2016
St. Peter’s first question……”Did you use your gifts?” We all have potential we don’t know about. Who says you weren’t born to do astounding things? A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes […]
April 16, 2016
Michael just may have the best dog ever. His name is Fender and he goes everywhere with Mike. Recently, they traveled to Florida for their yearly vacation and six rounds of golf. Michael loves all sports and especially The Denver Broncos. Rumor has it that on game days he wears a Peyton Manning jersey, orange […]
April 15, 2016
To realize the potential of the present, we need to heed the wisdom of the past. From the book Resilience by Eric Greitens
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