Espirational

There is Always Light

“The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it.” — National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

The Friday Affirmation

I embrace this new day with hope, courage, and love.

“Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it and to work for it and to fight for it.” —Barack Obama

A Positive Statement

”A positive statement propels hope toward a better future, it builds up your faith and that of others, and it promotes change.” – Jan Dargatz

Dark Enough to See the Stars

“But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. We are returning to daily blog posts. New posts go up at 3:00 AM Central Tiime unless I make a typo when scheduling. Please stop by and begin your day with a little espiration. You mayContinue reading “Dark Enough to See the Stars”

Hope Springs

“Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always to be blest.” —Alexander Pope Happy Spring Equinox! This is the annual reminder that better weather is ahead and that definitily brings hope to my soul. I hope you celebrate, even in a small way. Feel free to tell us how you willContinue reading “Hope Springs”

Common Suffering

“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” – Nelson Mandela

The Friday Affirmation

There is always another way.

Hope is Important

“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

A Better World

“We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt