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All posts tagged with “Today's Encouragement.”
The happiness of America is intimately connected with ...
07/04/25 at 03:00 AMThe happiness of America is intimately connected with the happiness of all mankind; she is destined to become the safe and venerable asylum of virtue, of honesty, of tolerance, and quality and of peaceful liberty. ~ Marquis de Lafayette
The Earth and myself are of one mind. Perhaps you think ... If I thought you were sent by the Creator ...
07/04/25 at 03:00 AMThe Earth and myself are of one mind. Perhaps you think the Creator sent you here to dispose of us as you see fit. If I thought you were sent by the Creator I might be induced to think you had a right to dispose of me. ~ Chief Joseph, Nez Perce Tribe
True heroism is remarkably ...
07/04/25 at 02:50 AMTrue heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. ~ Arthur Ashe
All great change in America begins at ...
07/04/25 at 02:40 AMAll great change in America begins at the dinner table. ~ Ronald Reagan
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? ...
07/04/25 at 02:35 AMWith freedom comes responsibility. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
I had no idea that history was being made. I was just ...
07/04/25 at 02:30 AMI had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up. ~ Rosa Parks
Those who deny freedom to others ...
07/04/25 at 02:20 AMThose who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are ...
07/04/25 at 02:10 AMRemember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me. ...
07/04/25 at 02:00 AMAmerica, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me. You let me make a difference. A place where even orphan immigrants can leave their fingerprints and rise up. ~ Lin Manuel Miranda, as Alexander Hamilton, in Broadway's 2014 Hamilton
We hold these truths to be self-evident ...
07/04/25 at 01:15 AMWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ~ The Declaration of Independence, 1776
Today's Encouragement: July is a picnic and a red canoe and ...
07/03/25 at 03:00 AMJuly is a picnic and a red canoe and a sunburned neck and a softball game and ice tinkling in a tall glass. ~ Hal Borland
Today's Encouragement: 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, ...
07/02/25 at 03:00 AMEach 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
Today's Encouragement: July is ...
07/01/25 at 03:00 AMJuly is hollyhocks and hammocks, fireworks and vacations, hot and steamy weather, cool and refreshing swims, beach picnics, and vegetables all out of the garden. ~ Jean Hersey
Today's Encouragement 6/30/25
06/30/25 at 03:00 AMIf you feel pain, you are alive. If you feel other people's pain, you are a human being. ~Leo Tolstoy
Today's Encouragement 6/29/25
06/29/25 at 03:00 AMTo laugh often and much; to win the respect of the intelligent people and the affection of children... This is to have succeeded. ~Bessie Anderson Stanley (often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Today's Encouragement
06/28/25 at 03:55 AMThere 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
Today's Encouragement 6/27/25
06/27/25 at 03:00 AMIf you want to know where your heart is, watch where your mind goes when you daydream. ~Walt Whitman
Today's Encouragement 6/26/25
06/26/25 at 03:00 AMRumi said: "As you start to walk on the way, the way appears." Clarity doesn't come before action. It comes from action.
Today's Encouragement 6/25/25
06/25/25 at 03:00 AMThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ~Albert Einstein
Today's Encouragement 6/24/25
06/24/25 at 03:00 AMThree 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...]
Today's Encouragement 6/23/25
06/23/25 at 03:00 AMTime is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice because the flow that has passed will nver pass again. Enjoy every moment of life. ~Unknown
Today's Encouragement 6/22/25
06/22/25 at 03:00 AMA truly educated person is one who knows how much they do not know. ~Morimer J. Adler
Today's Encouragement 6/21/25
06/21/25 at 03:55 AMThe only thing wrong with trying to please everyone is that there's always at least one person who will remain unhappy. You. ~Elizabeth Parker
Today's Encouragement: Not all who wander are ...
06/20/25 at 03:00 AMNot all who wander are lost. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Today's Encouragement: Honoring Juneteenth - Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to ...
06/19/25 at 03:00 AMHonoring Juneteenth 2025: Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” ~ Abraham Lincoln