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Sunday Inspiration: Books

What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly and silently inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of the human discoveries, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time.”

~Carl Sagan

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Sunday Inspiration: More to Give

“To go out there and prove what I can do
has taught me a lot about who I am.
We can push ourselves further.
We always have more to give.”
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– Simone Biles

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Sunday Inspiration: Hurt People

“Hurt people hurt others.
But, luckily, healed people heal others.
Safe people, shelter others.
Free spirits, free others.
Enlightened people, illuminate others.
And LOVE always wins.
So, shine your light of love on all you may cross your path in life, because what you do matters.”

~Unknown

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Sunday Inspiration: Optimism

“Optimism is a happiness magnet.
If you stay positive,
good things and good people will be drawn to you.”
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– Mary Lou Retton

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Sunday Inspiration: Revenge and Retaliation

Hate begets hate. Violence begets violence. Neither hate nor violence has a place in a life well lived. All around us we see the consequences of both, including last night’s shooting of former president Donald Trump.

We can’t change the world, but we can examine our own hearts and commit ourselves to love. Together we can let go of the need for revenge and move forward to a place of peace.

** Brainy Quote

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Sunday Inspiration: Wise Words

Erawan Waterfall, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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: The American House

You must never, ever give out.
We must keep the faith because we are one people.
We are brothers and sisters.
We all live in the same
house: The American house.

-John Lewis

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Sunday Inspiration: Look for the helpers

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news,
my mother would say to me,
‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'”

~Fred Rogers

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Sunday Inspiration: Celebrating Dads!

I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers. — T. D. Jakes

I like to think that another name for a good father is “Dad.” There are many men who are fathers but not always dads.

To be a dad isn’t easy. My husband is a fabulous dad to our four children, and we have a son and son-in-law who are both wonderful dads, too. I’ve known many other men who been loving, caring dads–and some who couldn’t be–and I bet you have, too. Of course, some dads are works-in-progress, because, let’s face it, Dad-dom is never easy. But today we celebrate them, too, because they’re trying.

Dad’s don’t often realize how important they are in the life of their children, but I have no doubt that the love, strength, and passion they pass on, beautiful even if imperfect, is absolutely vital for their future.

So give the dads you know a big hug today — or a call or email or text — congratulating them for being good fathers. And if you can’t do that? If you can, thank them for whatever they did right. You’ll both feel better for it.

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Sunday Inspiration: The kindest people

“The kindest people do not just exist —
they choose to soften where
circumstance has tried to harden them,
they choose to believe in goodness,
because they have seen firsthand
why compassion is so necessary.”
​-Bianca Sparacino

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