Motherhood, Faith, Hope and Encouragement
My Jewish friend Lisa Leshaw once shared this story about her father. “So where are we going to go today?” This was my Dad’s way of looking at his proverbial glass as half-full. In her words: My father had a cancer diagnosis and although he was confined to a hospital bed, he found a way …
As we crave for a better world and the need to feel a touch of kinder humans, let us remember that compassion is a powerful tool that can create change in the world. “True compassion means not only feeling another’s pain but also being moved to help relieve it.” — Daniel Goleman I once read …
“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” — Rabbi Harold Kushner I can remember shaking my head in disbelief after I heard the story of a young lad who could not get food …
History will always live us with cues and lessons and indeed this question – Are you serving your generation with your gifts? In the course of history, we have seen men and women who rose up, took up the challenge, sacrificed their time and effort and willingly gave their all to serve their generation. Some …
” There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.” – Sir Frances Drake This world is a stage. Everyone given a platform. Everyone given a role. Everyone given a voice. Everyone given a story. It is time to step …
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie I have often wondered what might have become of renowned motivational speaker, Les Brown, if he never broke away from the negative words …
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela Sometime ago, my children and I started a bible study series tagged ‘God’s Superheroes’ , but my continuous procrastination left it …
‘I have been to the Mountain Top’ Those words are a memorable line from the last speech given by civil rights activist and minister, Martin Luther King Jr. They are a part of many words he spoke in his last public speech given. He was assassinated the next day. Read his words below: ” Well, …