Learning

“Whether one believes in a religion or not… there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.”~ Dalai Lama, Path to Tranquility (1998) ~ Everybody’s rushing. Everybody’s got an opinion. Patience is hard to find. But nobody, on any side of anything, turns down kindness. A small act can turn someone’s whole day around…and that…

“A tree grows tall because it has strong and solid roots.”~ Chinese Proverb ~ Everything’s pulling at you today — the notifications, the noise, six directions at once wanting an answer right now. Before anything can grow up, it has to grow down first. Nobody sees the roots. They just see the tree standing tall,…

“You have to be odd to be number one.”~Dr. Seuss~ Some people ease into a room. Zink is certainly not one of them. From day one she came out swinging — big personality, big laugh, bigger presence. While her brother Tink was busy calculating his next move, Zink had already taken over the room, made…

“Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; it’s doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.”~ Tony Dungy ~ Nobody’s perfect. Not even close. But here’s the thing about integrity… it’s not just about what you do when the lights are off and nobody’s looking….

“I can recapture everything when I write, my thoughts, my ideals and my fantasies.”~ Anne Frank ~ Memory’s a funny thing…it slips, it edits itself, it forgets the parts that mattered most. But a pen and a blank page don’t forget anything. Write it down, and it’s yours to keep. There’s something to just shutting…

“The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.”~ Helen Keller, Optimism (1903) ~ Some changes show up with a bang. A loss. A wake-up call. The day everything turns over. Those are the mighty shoves. But…