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Sunday Inspiration: Happy Easter!

“Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring.”

-Lilly Pulitzer

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Sunday Inspiration: We are mosaics

“We are mosaics
— pieces of light, love, history, stars —
glued together
with magic and music and words.”
​
– Anita Krizzan

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Sunday Inspiration: Don’t be afraid

“Never be afraid
to let someone know
if they brightened the room they just walked into.
Or if something they said
inspired you to change.
… Say it.
Always say it.”
​
Donna Ashworth

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Sunday Inspiration: Difficult Times

“How ironic
that the difficult times we fear
might ruin us are the very ones
that can break us open
and help us blossom
into who we were meant to be.”
​-Elizabeth Lesser

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Sunday Inspiration: Stay alive

“Whatever happens, stay alive.
Don’t die before you’re dead.
Don’t lose yourself, don’t lose hope, don’t loose direction.
Stay alive, with yourself, with every cell of your body,
with every fiber of your skin.
Stay alive, learn, study, think, read, build,
invent, create, speak, write, dream, design.
Stay alive, stay alive inside you, stay alive also outside,
fill yourself with colors of the world, fill yourself with peace,
fill yourself with hope.
Stay alive with joy.
There is only one thing you should not waste in life,
and that’s life itself.”
~Virginia Woolf

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Sunday Inspiration: The desire to misbehave

“I am fully aware of my mortality, but at 87 years old,
I still wake up every morning with the desire to misbehave.
Age is not a barrier when you find passion in what you do.
The real secret lies in keeping your curiosity alive, continuing to learn,
and not letting the fear of time stop you from enjoying life.
Every day is a new opportunity to create, to laugh,
and to show that it is never too late
to move forward with enthusiasm and joy.”

-Anthony Hopkins

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Sunday Inspiration: Wise Words

Jackie Chan responded to a journalist’s question about whether he is satisfied with his life with these wise words:

“You know, I once heard very wise words:

Your hard work is the dream of every unemployed person;

Your restless child is the dream of everyone without children;

Your small home is the dream of every homeless person;

Your little capital is the dream of every debtor;

Your poor health is the dream of every patient with an incurable disease;

Your peace, your peaceful sleep, your accessible food is the dream of everyone in a country at war.

You must appreciate everything you have. After all, no one knows what tomorrow will bring.”

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Sunday Inspiration: Is it kind?

“Before you speak,let your words pass through three gates:Is it true?is it necessary?is it kind?”-Buddha

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Sunday Inspiration: Love is the only reality

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment.
It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.-Rabindranath Tagore

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Sunday Inspiration: Hope

“I do have reasons for hope:
our clever brains, the resilience of nature,
the indomitable human spirit,
and above all, the commitment of young people
when they’re empowered to take action.”

– Jane Goodall

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