20 years ago all my things were packed into two black bags and a stranger took me away from my home. I was 4 years old. 14 years in care, an undergrad and an MA later, I’m sitting at my desk in a job that I love, in the field I want to be in. Foster kids can succeed.
~Callen Martin
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If you have the chance to make someone happy, just do it. Sometimes people are struggling silently. Maybe your act of kindness can make their day.
Not every day is a good day, live anyway. Not all you love will love you back, love anyway. Not everyone will tell the truth, be honest anyway. Not all deals are fair, play fair anyway.
One does not walk into the forest and accuse the trees of being off-center, nor do they visit the shore and call the waves imperfect. So why do we look at ourselves this way?
~Tao Te Ching
Stop Worrying. Life has a special plan for you. You’re about to receive a Blessing. You have been through ENOUGH and a breakthrough is on the way. GET READY! Amen
One day at a time is all we need to deal with. We can’t go back to yesterday. We can’t control tomorrow. Live for today. Do your best. Be grateful. Love one another. What can you do to make this world a tiny bit better today?
My wish for you… is that this life becomes all that you want it to. Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small. You never need to carry more than you can hold, and while you’re out there getting where you’re getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you and wants the same things too.
~Rascall Flatts
Always believe something wonderful is about to happen.
Life is like a book. Some chapters are sad, some are happy, and some are exciting, but if we never turn the page, we will never know what the next chapter holds.
Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.
Do good and good will come to you.
Stay positive, be humble. Rejoice in what you have and embrace what is to come with an open mind and a Grateful Heart.
Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.
We’re often so hard on ourselves. But remember, everybody has a chapter they don’t read out loud. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life; at the mistakes that gave you wisdom, at the suffering that gave you strength. Despite everything, you still move forward, be proud of this. Continue to endure. Continue to persevere. And remember, no matter how dark it gets, the sun will rise again.
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Even if we disagree about everything we can still be kind to each other.
I’m not impressed by money, social status or job titles. I’m impressed by the way someone treats other human beings.
Always end your day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.
“Friday after leaving the hospital my son stopped at McDonalds for breakfast, and the car ahead of us bought our breakfast, so we gave the girl at the window 20 dollars for the next car behind us. Thank you to the people who bought our breakfast.”
~Diana
