"Every moment offers an opportunity to be grateful. When we choose to be grateful, our soul glows." - Imuetinyan Ugiagbe
"Heal so that you can hear what is being said without the filter of your wounds." - Dr. Thema Bryant, PhD
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths." - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates
"The truly great and good, in affliction, bear a countenance more princely than they are wont; for it is the temper of the highest hearts, like the palm tree, to strive most upwards when it is most burdened." - Philip Sidney
"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh, be swift to love, make haste to be kind." - Henri Frederic Amiel
"Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit." - Moliere
"Our lives and relationships are better, brighter, and more fun when we remember to play, when we inject some adventure." - Drs. Julie & John Gottman
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." - William James
"You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things so that all the small things go in the right direction." - Alvin Toffler
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." - Lewis B. Smedes
"Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds." - Norman Vincent Peale
"When you have reached your own room, be kind to those who have chosen different doors and to those who are still in the hall." - C.S. Lewis
"Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle." - Charles Glassman
"Mistakes are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce
"When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure." - Viktor Frankl
"Regret for wasted time is more wasted time." - Mason Cooley
"Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle." - Charles Glassman
"The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life, and make you see the sun where you once saw clouds. The people that believe in you so much, you start to believe in YOU too. The people that love you, simply for being YOU. The once in a lifetime kind of people." - Anonymous
"Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another." - Desmond Tutu
"The holidays can be a lonely time for some. The greatest gift you can give is your time, your attention, your concern, and your love." - Unknown
"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? -- These are the real questions." - Henri Nouwen
"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." - C.S. Lewis
"But people are oceans,” she shrugged. “You cannot know them by their surface." - Beau Taplin
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." - Marcus Cicero
"Feelings are experienced or not, are present or absent, but never true or false." - Abraham Low, MD; “Mental Health Through Will Training” p. 118
"Life doesn’t make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all." - Erik Erikson
"Suicide is so taboo, and the hush is toxic. It really makes healing harder" - Marlie Rowell
"A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work." - Colin Powell
"There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't." - John Green
"Take a deep breath. Get in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second." - Greg McKeown
"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship." - Louisa May Alcott
"In our rush to fix our problems, we neglect to allow space and time for our wounds to teach us." - Richard Rohr
"I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder." - Muhammad Ali
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