Literature Review
All posts tagged with “Today's Encouragement.”
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
There is a popular fallacy that falling down is the mark of a poor skater. But the truth is ...
02/11/26 at 03:00 AMThere is a popular fallacy that falling down is the mark of a poor skater. But the truth is when one stops falling, he has probably stopped improving. ~ Dick Button, first US Olympic figure skating champion athe the 1948 Winter Olympics
To uncover your true potential you must first ...
02/10/26 at 03:00 AMTo uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then have the courage to blow past them. ~ Picabo Street, Olympic skier 1998
If each day is a gift, I'd like to know ...
02/09/26 at 03:00 AMIf each day is a gift, I'd like to know where I can return the Monday after the Superbowl.
It's not whether you get knocked down...
02/08/26 at 03:00 AMIt's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. ~Vince Lombardi, legendary coach who led the Green Bay Packers to wins in the first two Super Bowls
The secret to life is...
02/07/26 at 03:55 AMThe secret to life is enjoying the passage of time. ~James Taylor
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of ...
02/06/26 at 03:00 AMGold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. ~ Dan Gable
We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that ...
02/05/26 at 03:00 AMWe all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter their color. ~ Maya Angelou
We must accept finite disappointment, but never ...
02/04/26 at 03:00 AMWe must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, ...
02/03/26 at 03:00 AMThe mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself. ~ Dr. Carter G. Woodson
In February, the smallest gestures of kindness can ...
02/02/26 at 03:00 AMIn February, the smallest gestures of kindness can melt the coldest of hearts. ~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Hard truth
02/01/26 at 03:00 AMIf you wait until you feel better to start living, you might be waiting forever. Go live your life. Do it sad. Do it anxious. Do it uncertain. Because healing doesn't always come before the experience. Sometimes, the experience is what heals you.
There is nothing more truly artistic than...
01/31/26 at 03:55 AMThere is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. ~Vincent Van Gogh
January is proof that time can move both ...
01/30/26 at 03:00 AMJanuary is proof that time can move both ffat aand painfully slow.
Very often you are in the right place, at the right time, but ...
01/29/26 at 03:00 AMVery often you are in the right place, at the right time, but you don't know it. ~ Maria Tallchief
I will be a window in your home. ~ David Tasma to a young Cicely Saunders
01/28/26 at 12:00 AMRemembering the Holocaust with little-known story about a Jewish refugee and Cicely Saunders: Honoring the International Holocaust Remembrance Day - 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz