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Sunday, December 25, 2022

May you have the gladness of Christmas, which is hope; The spirit of Christmas, which is peace; The heart of Christmas, which is love. - Ada V. Hendricks Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. - Norman Vincent Peale I will honor Christmas... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 24, 2022

What is our family? We touch our full hearts and see ourselves reflected whole in each other's eyes. - Mary Anne Radmacher Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put into that action. - Mother Teresa Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 23, 2022

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. - Carl Jung Fear grows in darkness; if you think there's a bogeyman around, turn on the light. - Dorothy Thompson Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength;... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 22, 2022

The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion are not an assurance of its truth. - Pierre Bayle There is no truth. There is only perception. - Gustave Flaubert If you wish to see the truth, then hold no opinion for or against. - Osho Having a personal opinion is great. Believing that one's... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. - George Bernard Shaw Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

We may have found a cure for most evils; but we have found no remedy for the worst of them all, the apathy of human beings. - Helen Keller Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. - St. Francis of Assisi Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 19, 2022

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - widely misattributed to Mark Twain I have accepted fear as a part of... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 18, 2022

That sense of sacredness, that thinking in generations, must begin with reverence for this earth. - Paul Tsongas Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal. - John F. Kennedy We need to think... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. - Matthew 25:40 There are moments when the heart is generous, and then it knows that for better or worse our lives are woven together here, one with one another and with the place and all... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 16, 2022

The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress. - Charles Kettering (1876-1958 - holder of 186 US Patents, including the automotive electric starter) A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. - Mark Twain New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It... Sign in to see full entry.

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