September 29,2025 – Forgiveness “Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.”Archbishop Desmond TutuNobel Peace Prize Winner (1931 – 2021) “Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”Mahatma GandhiIndian political and spiritual leader (1869-1948) Elder JZ: When I get exasperated with life, the universe, etc., I find comfort in John Prine’s whimsical […]
September 22, 2025 – Peace “Inner peace doesn’t come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.”—Marianne Williamson (born 1952) author, lecturer “When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.”—Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) guitarist, singer, songwriter A Prayer for Peace in Ukraine Peace Like a River […]
September 15, 2025 – Kindness “Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”—Mark Twain (1835-1910)(Samuel Clemens) humorist, essayist, novelist “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.”—Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)philosopher
September 8, 2025 – Joy “We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” – Joseph Campbell lecturer, writer
September 1, 2025 Work hard. “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” —Conan O’Brien (born 1963)TV host, comedian “Without labor, nothing prospers.” —Sophocles (496-405 BC)Greek tragedian “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” —Oprah Winfrey (born 1954)American television host, publisher Work is love made […]
August 25, 2025 – Hope “We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes. That’s why, after F.D.R.’s death, his portrait was placed on the dime […]
August 18, 2025 – Courage “Courage doesn’t mean you aren’t afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you. ”—Bethany Hamilton (born 1990) surfer/author “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”—e. e. cummings (1894-1962) poet, playwright, painter, essayist “I don’t need easy, I just need possible.” – Bethany Hamilton Reflections […]
August 11, 2025 – Joy “The essence of life is not in the great victories and grand failures, but in the simple joys.”– Jonathan Lockwood Huie, Author “Joy is the kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.”– David Steindl-Rast (born 1926) Catholic theologian Brother David Steindl-Rast, O.S.B. A Little Carefree Joy Let me […]
August 4, 2025 – Making a difference “Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make a change.”—Barbara Mikulski (born 1936)Politician and social worker “How wonderful that no one need wait a single moment to improve the world.”— Anne Frank, diarist (1929-1945, captured August 4, 1944) Elder Karyna reminds us of a story. […]
July 28, 2025 – Change “A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Kellerauthor, lecturer, activist This quote by Helen Keller is a beautiful and powerful metaphor for resilience and adaptability. It’s an especially strong choice for a blog post on change, […]