I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
~Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize Speech
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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.
~Unknown
Putting a smile on someone’s face is a noble act of kindness.
Remember to take care of yourself. Sometimes you get so busy taking care of others that you forget that you are important too.
Now is the time to surround yourself with loving, encouraging and kind people.
~Unknown
A great attitude becomes a great mood, which becomes a great day, which becomes a great year, which becomes a great life.
~Unknown
Be an Encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.
I woke up. I have clothes to wear. I have running water. I have food to eat. Life is good. I am thankful.
When you are born in a world you don’t fit in; it’s because you were born to help create a new one.
~Unknown
I have decided to stop saying yes to people and situations that don’t support my well-being. Instead, I will say yes to my happiness, and yes to my growth, and yes to all the people and things that inspire me to be authentic and whole, while at the same time accepting me just as I am. My yes, from here on out, is my pledge to live honestly, my commitment to love myself fiercely, and my cry to create my best life possible. YES!
~Scott Stabile
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
~Leo Buscaglia
Life is not about being rich, being popular, or being perfect. It’s about being real, being humble and being kind.
~Unknown
My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.
~Jim Henson
Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of your life.
~Unknown
Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and as difficult as that.
~Michael Leunig
Be the reason someone believes in the Goodness of people.
Hey you, you’re holding on to too many bags. You don’t need to do it all. You don’t need to be it all. You don’t need to carry it all. Do what you can. Be who you are. Only carry what’s important, and put the rest of the bags down. You are loved.
~Amy Weatherly
Here’s my gift to you: Stop criticizing yourself, now and forevermore. Love and accept yourself as you are right now. When you do, you’ll blossom in ways that you can’t even imagine. Love will heal you, I promise. Your love for yourself will work miracles in your life.
~Louise Hay
Lonely is not being alone. It is feeling that no one cares.
~Unknown
To protect your energy… It’s okay to cancel a commitment. It’s okay to not answer a call. It’s okay to change your mind. It’s okay to want to be alone. It’s okay to take a day off. It’s okay to do nothing. It’s okay to speak up, and it’s okay to let go.
Have you ever quieted your mind, listened to the quiet and subtle movement in your heart, and felt a very small but beautiful feeling of openness and softness arise?
~Rand
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