Be as you wish to seem. ~ Socrates We should all care to think more deeply about life and every moment within it. So many don’t though. For one; we’re too busy getting to the next moment. Two; as humans, we don’t live life at a slow enough pace that we even give much thought […]
The Struggle in Moving Forward, Living Positive, Despite Hurt and Disappointment in Others
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you will be criticized anyway. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt As time passes, more and more people are beginning to give more thought to their life as it is. Life, as they know it, is not at all what they want. They want to live […]
Believe People the First Time
When people show you who they are believe them; the first time. ~ Maya Angelou It never ceases to amaze, no more truthfully; hurt, to see how easily someone can turn on you. You could have been there for them fifty times over the years. You may have been there even when it seemed no-one […]
Let the New Year Inspire You to Make Your Life Spectacular
Make your life spectacular. ~ Robin Williams At the end of each year, many of us begin to think about resolutions. In thinking about what will be for a new year, we often also find it to be a time for reflection. We think about our life; the story we have so far. Even if […]
Naomi Judd Talks Openly About Depression, Child-Hood Secrets and Family
Share your story with someone. You never know how one sentence of your life story could inspire someone to rewrite their own. ~ Demi Lovato Naomi Judd recently, in an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News, shared details of her battle with life-threatening depression in addition to anxiety. At the start, she wanted to […]
Society is Fed Up but There is So Much to Choose to Do
Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person. ~ Plato Politics can be such an ugly topic. As we’ve seen played out on television, time and time again, it can go bad in record time. Some people can quickly decide that […]
Elderly Man Continues to Sell Wood for Medical Costs Even After His Wife Died
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama Jessica Pittman first noticed the elderly man when she was driving through her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi. The first time, she saw both him and his wife. They were standing on the side of the road near their SUV. Wondering about them, she […]
What We Want for Someone May Not Always Be What They Want for Themselves
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. ~ C. G. Jung One of the hardest things to do is not have an opinion about anything. But, what you may not think about is that to have an opinion is to judge. I had a conversation with someone a while […]
Live Life to the Limit
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. ~ Michael Landon, Jr. It’s so easy to just […]
Live Your Life Just Being Yourself
I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led me to and wondering what life had been life if I’d just been myself. ~ Brittany Renée Each time we make small yet, significant decisions to fit in to someone else’s time, someone else’s life, […]