Literature Review

At the Summer Solstice, all is green and growing, potential coming into being, the miracle of manifestation painted large on the canvas of awareness. At the Winter Solstice, the wind is cold, trees are bare and all lies in stillness beneath blankets of snow. – Gary Zukav

Juneteenth 2024: If people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love. But we need to know, you can’t erase history. So, let’s learn from it and be damned sure it doesn’t happen again." — Ms. Opal Lee, Civil Rights Activist, Grandmother of Juneteenth and honorary national co-chair of the Juneteenth Legacy Project

CNAs don't just provide care; they create moments of joy and connection! - Anonymous

The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself. ~Augustine of Hippo

Thursday is the bridge between the hard work of the week and the sweet reward of the weekend. - Anonymous

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. – Carl Jung

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~ Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. - James Allen

There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. – Leonard Cohen

I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June. - L.M. Montgomery

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you. ~Walt Whitman

I can't change you and you can't change me, but together we can work to change the world!  – Germany Kent

If we start being honest about our pain, our anger, and our shortcomings instead of pretending they don’t exist, then maybe we’ll leave the world a better place than we found it. – Russell Wilson