Literature Review

Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at each other we must say, I understand. I understand how you feel because I have been there myself. We must support each other and empathize with each other because each of us is more alike than we are unalike. ~ Maya Angelou

If you feel pain, you are alive. If you feel other people's pain, you are a human being. ~Leo Tolstoy

There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.  ~Rosalynn Carter 

Rumi said: "As you start to walk on the way, the way appears." Clarity doesn't come before action. It comes from action.

Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. ~Albert Einstein[Publisher's note: This reminds me of Aldous Huxley's finding in The Perennial Philosophy - that human behavior can be reduced to two motivations - love or fear...]

A truly educated person is one who knows how much they do not know. ~Morimer J. Adler

Not all who wander are lost. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it. ~ Sidney Howard

You manage things. You lead people. ~ Grace Murray Hopper

I've been to war. I've raised twins. If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war. ~George W. Bush

A ship in a harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. ~ John A. Shedd

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention. ~ Diane Sawyer

Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it... success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think about it. ~Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning