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All posts tagged with “Today's Encouragement.”
Winter landscapes remind us that beauty is in the details.
01/07/26 at 03:00 AMWinter landscapes remind us that beauty is in the details.
New year, a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story. Ultimately, ...
01/06/26 at 03:00 AMNew year, a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story. Ultimately, we write it. The choice is ours. ~ Alex Morritt
Mondays are the start of the work week which offers ...
01/05/26 at 03:00 AMMondays are the start of the work week which offers new beginnings 52 times a year!
Catch a wave!
01/04/26 at 03:00 AMSee this video clip of a young man surfing a wave estimated to be 108 feet tall - easily the world's largest wave ever surfed. What's your goal this year?
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01/03/26 at 03:55 AMWhat the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year. ~Vern McLellan
Cheers to remembering to write ...
01/02/26 at 03:00 AMCheers to remembering to write “2026” instead of “2025” by April.
May this year...
12/31/25 at 03:00 AMMay this year give you the strength to overcome obstacles, the courage to take risks, and the perseverance to achieve your most ambitious goals.
Let our New Year's resolution be this: ...
12/30/25 at 03:00 AMLet our New Year's resolution be this: We will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word. ~ Goran Persson
Holiday lights are like great friends. They make everything ...
12/29/25 at 03:00 AMHoliday lights are like great friends. They make everything shine brighter! [Click here for 22 qualities of a good friend. This is great week to reach out and catch up!]
Service is joy...
12/28/25 at 03:00 AMI slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I serviced and I saw that service is joy. ~Kahlil Gibran, Pearls of Rumi
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12/27/25 at 03:55 AMCheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. ~Oprah Winfrey
Kawanzaa Day 1 "Umoja" = Unity ...
12/26/25 at 03:00 AMKawanzaa Day 1 "Umoja" = Unity Unity stresses the importance of togetherness for the family and the community, which is reflected in the African saying, "I Am We," or "I Am Because We Are."
The return of the prodigal son...
12/25/25 at 03:00 AMPeople who have come to know the joy of God do not deny the darkness, but they choose not to live in it. They claim that the light that shines in the darkness can be trusted more than the darkness itself and that a little bit of light can dispel a lot of darkness. They point each other to flashes of light here and there, and remind each other that they reveal the hidden but real presence of God. ~Henri Nouwen, “The Return of the Prodigal Son”, as discussed by Philip Yancey
To have more does not mean to ...
12/23/25 at 03:00 AMTo have more does not mean to be more. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel
December is proof that coffee and candy can ...
12/22/25 at 03:00 AMDecember is proof that coffee and candy can fuel an entire workforce until vacation.Bonus: Christmas candy - facts and traditions for you to know
Blessed is the season...
12/21/25 at 03:00 AMBlessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. ~Hamilton Wright Mabie
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12/20/25 at 03:55 AMA holiday gives one a chance to look backward and forward, to reset oneself by an inner compass. ~May Sarton
The real holiday miracle is fitting everything into one suitcase and ...
12/19/25 at 03:00 AMThe real holiday miracle is fitting everything into one suitcase and still finding the Wi‑Fi password.
Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and ...
12/18/25 at 03:00 AMEach of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set off that spark in one another. ~ Kenny Ausubel
Your talent determines ...
12/17/25 at 03:00 AMYour talent determines what you can do.Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do.Your attitude determines how well you do it. ~ Lou Holtz
The great gift of human beings is that we have ...
12/16/25 at 03:00 AMThe great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy. Pay attention to the cracks, ‘cause that’s where the light gets in. ~ Meryl Streep
A little bit of light ...
12/15/25 at 03:00 AMA little bit of light dispels a lot of darkness. ~ Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
No matter at what stage of our journey...
12/14/25 at 03:00 AMNo matter at what stage of our journey,for each of us the inevitability of dyingis always there, like the blank wallof an imprentrable fortress.Or an unexplored planet.Or a looming cliff face before us,with few visible toeholds...Myself, I'm hoping for an airy work spacewith lots of light and booksand some flowering potted plants.And a PC that never gets obsolete.~ Luci Shaw, from Adventures of Ascent: Field Notes from a Lifelong Journey (a poet who died recently, just prior to her 97th birthday)
Today's Encouragement
12/13/25 at 03:55 AMNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ~Margaret Mead