QUOTE & POSTER: When a door closes, try to re-open it. If it does not yield, look for another door. If you can’t find one, look for a window. If there is no window, poke a hole in the wall and make one. There is always a way out. NOTHING THAT CONFINES YOU IS STRONGER THAN YOUR WILL TO BE FREE.- Michael Josephson

QUOTE & POSTER: Take Memorial Day seriously. The people who sacrificed for us did. Please take a moment to experience and express gratitude to those who have and are serving their country.

WORTH READING: Victims of natural disasters like those in Moore Oklahoma have the awful experience of “losing everything” yet the wisest of them understand that what they lost was minor compared to what they still have. Look closely at the picture of rubble below and the small sign in the middle. “The most important things in life are not things.”- Michael Josephson

QUOTE & POSTER: Thank you for your dedication, your duty, your unwavering loyalty and most importantly your unbelievable sacrifice. Americans have the freedom to be Americans because of you. There are many ways to serve. None is more significant or worthy of appreciation than sacrificing personal comforts and gain to serve in the military. Remember, we have this long weekend not simply to vacation and picnic but to say thank you to those who have served and sacrificed in the past as well as those who do so at this very moment. Please be sure to experience and express your gratitude.

QUOTE & POSTER: All gave some. Some gave all. Please take Memorial Day seriously. Find a moment to genuinely pause and reflect on the sacrifice of others to keep our country free.

WORTH SEEING: Poster – Memorial Day weekend is not just a three-day weekend for vacations and picnics. It is a dedicated opportunity for us to experience and express appreciation for those who have and are serving on our behalf. Be sure to take some time to say thank you.

WORTH READING: Thoughts on expressing condolences by Nancy Bern

People often worry that they will not know the right words to say when facing someone grieving. The truth is, there are no “right words.” Nothing can take away the pain, but that is okay. We do not need to take away people’s pain in order to help. Acknowledging a person’s loss or struggle can be supportive. Walk beside someone …

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QUOTE & POSTER: It’s easy to dodge our responsibilities, But we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. –Sir Josiah Stamp

QUOTE & POSTER: Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder. –Henry David Thoreau

WORTH READING: Beautiful in Broken Places

Nietzsche told us “what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger” and Hemingway wrote about becoming stronger in broken places. A different way of thinking is found in the Japanese concept of kintsukuroi the art of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer in a way that makes the object more beautiful than it was before. I think this is so …

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QUOTE & POSTER: If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person. –Fred Rogers

QUOTE & POSTER: The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. – Steve Jobs

Who You Are

It’s not where you’re from; it’s where you’re going. It’s not what you drive; it’s what drives you. It’s not what you think; it’s what you do. It’s not who you were; it’s who you become. It’s not who you know; it’s who you are.

QUOTE & POSTER: Don’t look so hard at my past. I don’t live there anymore.

QUOTE & POSTER: Choose to be happy. Choose to be cheerful. Choose to be optimistic. 

QUOTE & POSTER: Creativity is intelligence having fun –Albert Einstein

QUOTE & POSTER: If you are not willing to learn, No one can help you. If you are determined to learn, No one can stop you. You hold the key to your education.

QUOTE & POSTER: One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

You Can’t Wait for Inspiration

You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. – Jack London

QUOTE & POSTER: Stand out and RISE above the crowd

QUOTE & POSTER: Doing what you must is duty Doing what you should is virtue Doing what you can is service Doing what you are afraid of is courage Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness

QUOTE & POSTER: No one ever said on their deathbed, “I wish I spent more time at the office.”

The Purpose of Life

I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all. –Leo C. Rosten

QUOTE & POSTER: If you want to know how to live your life, think about what you’d like people to say about you after you die – and live backwards.

QUOTE & POSTER: Be cautious but not timid; Believe you will succeed, But don’t be afraid of failing. Remember, every meaningful Achievement is built on the foundation stones of false starts and failure. -Michael Josephson

QUOTE & POSTER: It’s better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. –Andre Gide

QUOTE & POSTER: Don’t let others DEFINE YOU. Don’t let the past CONFINE YOU. Take charge Of your life With CONFIDENCE And DETERMINATION And there are NO LIMITS On what you can do or be. -Michael Josephson

QUOTE & POSTER: I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer it, for I shall not pass this way again. -Stephen Grellet

Do Something!

No one can do EVERYTHING But everyone Can do SOMETHING Are you doing what you can? The world needs everyone to do their share

QUOTE & POSTER: If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving a new one. –Dolly Parton