It is Always the Right Time to be Kind

You cannot do a kindness too soon,
for you never know how soon it will be too late.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wherever there is a human being,
there is an opportunity for a kindness.
- Seneca

The smallest act of kindness
is worth more than the grandest intention.
- Oscar Wilde

Your measure that matters is your measure of kindness,
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Let Us Be Kind

Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude
       

Understanding Quiets Fear

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.
Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
- Marie Curie

Seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us,
but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them.
- Joseph Henry

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars,
or sailed to an uncharted land,
or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
- Helen Keller

Who never walks save where he sees
men's tracks, makes no discoveries.
- J. G. Holland

Further reading: Choose To Be Fearless

The Darkest Night

Seek the Truth

From Your Own Darkness
      

We Create Our Grandchildren's World

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul
than the way in which it treats its children.
- Nelson Mandela

The philosophy of the school room in one generation
will be the philosophy of government in the next.
- Abraham Lincoln

You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
- Khalil Gibran

What kind of world do you want to leave your great-grandchildren?
What can you do today to help create that world?
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Passing the Torch

Honor the Children

Full Measure

Our Grandchildren
   

Have Courage and Leap

Leap and the net will appear.
- John Burroughs

The jump is so frightening between
where I am and where I want to be.
Because of all I may become,
I will close my eyes and leap.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

No one knows what he can do until he tries.
- Publilius Syrus

What you are is God's gift to you:
what you become is your gift to God.
- Anthony Dalla Villa

Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished:
If you're alive, it isn't.
- Richard Bach

Further reading: Faith Plus Action

Serenity in Times of Crisis

Be Unstoppable

Again Tomorrow
     

Friends Both Encourage and Respect You

A friend encourages your dreams and offers advice -
but when you don't follow it,
they still respect and love you.
- Doris Wild Helmering

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us
to be what we know we could be.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Flatter me, and I may not believe you.
Criticize me, and I may not like you.
Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
- William Arthur Ward

Being human, we are imperfect.
That's why we need each other.
To catch each other when we falter.
To encourage each other when we lose heart.
Some may lead; others may follow;
but none of us can go it alone.
- Hillary Clinton

Further reading: Give Love and Comfort

A Little Help from My Friends

Acts of Kindness

Offer Comfort