Meaning

“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…

“The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.”~Florence Scovel Shinn~ Everything you throw out there comes back around. Kindness, complaints, grudges, good energy — doesn’t matter what it is, it’s making a loop and heading back toward you eventually. So…

“Grace is giving people more than they deserve, because someone did the same for you.”~Unknown~ Somebody’s gonna mess up right in front of you today. Say the wrong thing. Forget something. Drop the ball. You get to decide what happens next. The natural reaction is to criticize or judge their behavior. But haven’t we been…

“Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress.”~ James Clear ~ We took a breath. We opened our eyes to change. Now comes the part that separates the ones who mean it from the ones who don’t. Commitment isn’t a feeling. It’s a decision you make every morning before your…

“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…

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.”~Calvin Coolidge~ There’s a tree that grows sideways out of a crack in solid rock. No good soil, barely any water, wind hitting it every single day. By all logic it shouldn’t be there. But it just kept growing toward the light, a little at a…