Happy Independence Day!!

“We hold these truths to be self-evident,

that all … are created equal,

that they are endowed by their Creator

with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ...”

~United States of America Declaration of Independence

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“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;

an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

~Winston Churchill

“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

Happy Father’s Day!!

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“It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy

to help us to see how human we are

and how we are more alike than we are different.”

~Maya Angelou

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“The time is now.  Wake up!

It’s imperative you don’t dismiss any experience.

 Everything happens for a reason;

some aim to get our attention, others do not,

but all experiences benefit us.”

~Betty Jane Rapin

“The ultimate weakness of violence

is that it is a descending spiral,

begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.  

Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.”

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“We cannot choose our external circumstances,

but we can always choose how we respond to them.”

~Epictetus

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“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.  These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness,

and a deep loving concern.

Beautiful people do not just happen.”

~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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“I remember my mother’s prayers

and they have always followed me.

They have clung to me all my life.”

~Abraham Lincoln

Happy Mother's Day!!

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“The key to everything is patience. 

You get the chicken by hatching the egg,

not by smashing it.”

~Arnold H. Glasow

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