Literature Review
All posts tagged with “Today's Encouragement.”
Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing...
03/08/26 at 03:00 AMForces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation. ~Viktor Frankl
You're only given a little spark of madness...
03/07/26 at 03:00 AMYou're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. ~Robin Williams
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are ...
03/06/26 at 03:00 AMThe people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do! ~ Steve Jobs
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment to ...
03/05/26 at 03:00 AMHow wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment to improve the world. ~ Anne Frank
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but ...
03/04/26 at 03:00 AMIt is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey matters in the end. ~ Ernest Hemingway
Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, ...
03/03/26 at 03:00 AMHumans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, ... So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.' ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
March reminds us that progress is a journey—...
03/02/26 at 03:00 AMMarch reminds us that progress is a journey—steady, patient, and full of promise.
To be seventy years young...
03/01/26 at 03:00 AMTo be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
The thing about Black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up. ~ Henry Louis Gates
02/28/26 at 03:00 AMThe thing about Black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up. ~ Henry Louis Gates
Never be limited by other people’s ...
02/27/26 at 03:00 AMNever be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. ~ Dr. Mae Jemison, American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut; the first African-American woman to travel into space, Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992
It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s ...
02/26/26 at 03:00 AMIt’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way you carry it. ~ Lena Horne
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world ...
02/25/26 at 03:00 AMAlmost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better. ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's ...
02/24/26 at 03:00 AMStand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground. ~ Rosa Parks
I saw medicine as a way to serve those ...
02/23/26 at 03:00 AMI saw medicine as a way to serve those most often overlooked -- to bring care where it was most needed. ~ Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumper, first Black woman physician in the U.S.
Integrity
02/22/26 at 03:00 AMIntegrity can be neither lost nor concealed nor faked nor quenched not artificially come by nor outlived, nor, I believe, in the long run, denied. ~Eudora Welty
Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams ...
02/21/26 at 03:00 AMEvery day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life. ~ Kristi Ymaguchi, Olympic Women's Gold Medal Ice Skating, 1992
You miss 100% of the shots ...
02/20/26 at 03:00 AMYou miss 100% of the shots you don't take. ~ Wayne Gretzky
Behind every flawless performance is a thousand ...
02/19/26 at 03:00 AMBehind every flawless performance is a thousand falls on the ice.
The Winter Olympics prove that strength can shine even in ...
02/18/26 at 03:00 AMThe Winter Olympics prove that strength can shine even in the harshest conditions.
The Winter Olympics remind us that greatness is built on ...
02/17/26 at 03:00 AMThe Winter Olympics remind us that greatness is built on perseverance, not perfection.
One performance should never define anyone. A good one or ...
02/16/26 at 03:00 AMOne performance should never define anyone. A good one or a disappointing one. ~ Scott Hamilton, who won gold for the U.S. at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, posted on X. "Ilia Malinin is a class act and someone I greatly admire! As badly as I feel for him tonight, I know he will respond with strength, courage, and dignity. We all love you Ilia!" Read more responses, especially Iliam Malinin's words, followed by Appolo "Ohno admires Malinin's Honesty."
Be gentle with the grieving hearts ...
02/15/26 at 03:00 AMBe gentle with the grieving hearts, they are walking two roads at once. One with the living and one wiht the gone. ~Ulle Kaye
Being loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply ...
02/14/26 at 03:00 AMBeing loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage. ~ Lao Tzu
For persons grieving a loss this Valentine's Weekend: May you find sturdy bridges that sustain you on your constant walks between moments remembered and love that lives on.
02/13/26 at 03:00 AMFor those grieving a death this Valentine’s weekend:May sturdy bridges sustain you as you move between moments remembered and love that lives on.
"Mom and Dad, this one is for you."
02/12/26 at 03:00 AM"Mom and Dad, this one is for you." ~ Maxim Naumov, 2026 USA Olympic figure skater, honoring his parents in his Olympic debut one year after they died in the Potomac River crash