Always an Opportunity for a Kindness

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

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

Be kind whenever possible; and it is always possible.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

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

Kindness is better than piety.
- Yiddish Proverb

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

Further reading: The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Let Us Be Kind

Brotherly Love

Plant Trees For Your Grandchildren

Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude
     

Independence Day 2019

We hold these truths to be self-evident:
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights,
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States)
[Declaration of Independence, and inscribed in the Jefferson Memorial]

The only thing necessary for evil to triumph
is for enough good men to do nothing.
- Edmund Burke

To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains,
but to live in a way that respects
and enhances the freedom of others.
- Nelson Mandela

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
- Emma Lazarus - written on the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
- Edward R. Murrow

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.
- Robert Green Ingersoll

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety,
deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- Benjamin Franklin

The best way to enhance freedom in other lands
is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.
- Jimmy Carter

Further reading: Take Action About Things That Matter

The Freedom of Others

No Need to Conform

Uncharted Territory
      

Care About People's Feelings

People will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.
- Maya Angelou

May you never forget what is worth remembering,
or remember what is best forgotten.
- Anonymous

Those who cannot remember the past
are condemned to repeat it.
- George Santayana

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
- Katharine Butler Hathaway

Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
- Hippocrates

“Friendship," said Christopher Robin, "is a very comforting thing to have.”
- A. A. Milne

What do we live for, if it is not
to make life less difficult for each other?
- George Eliot

If thy brother wrongs thee,
remember not so much his wrong-doing,
but more than ever that he is thy brother.
- Epictetus

The best comfort I could offer
was to just let her tell her story.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.
- Elizabeth Bibesco

Generally, your greatest service to someone
in their time of trouble, sorrow, or confusion, is your comfort.
Take the time to listen to their troubles and concerns
with patience, kindness, and empathy,
but without offering unsolicited advice or suggestions.
Your kindly hand on their shoulder, supportive hug, and patient listening
are often the greatest gifts you can offer.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: True Measure of a Successful Life

Giving Love and Comfort

This is my wish for you...

Encourage Others
      

Do Not Walk In Fear

We will not walk in fear, one of another.
We are not descended from fearful men,
Not from men who feared to write, to speak,
To associate and to defend causes
which were for the moment unpopular.
This is no time... to keep silent.
- Edward R. Murrow
Listen here for Murrow's quote in the context of his 1954 denunciation of Sen Joseph McCarthy's "Commies in America" conspiracy theory.

Never be bullied into silence.
Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
Accept no one's definition of your life;
define yourself.
- Harvey Fierstein

Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind -
even if your voice shakes.
- Maggie Kuhn

Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.
- Harvey Milk

Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom,
no longer lend your strength to that
which you wish to be free from.
Fill your life with love and bravery,
and you shall live a life uncommon.
- Jewel

Further reading: Have Confidence in Yourself

Take Action - Now
      

Open Your Eyes to the Unfamiliar and the Hidden

There are many answers you have received but have not yet heard.
- A Course In Miracles

When the solution is simple, God is answering.
- Albert Einstein

God is not what you imagine
or what you think you understand.
If you understand you have failed.
- Saint Augustine

At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are and you know what you want.
- Lao Tzu

The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books,
but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching.
- Joseph Smith, Jr.

As long as one keeps searching, the answers come.
- Joan Baez

Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.
- George Meredith

It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.
- Epictetus

Let today be a day to open your eyes to the unfamiliar and the hidden.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Find A Way

Have a Conversation With God, Today

A Fire to be Kindled

Asking The Right Questions

Beyond Answers