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Teri · Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 7:43 am Post subject:

You find hope the way you find happiness — you give it to someone else and borrow a little of it back. ~Robert Brault

JohnT · Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 7:58 am Post subject:

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

― Author Unknown (posted by a friend elsewhere)

Teri · Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:14 am Post subject:

Oh, the Christmas tree's my favorite
Of all the trees that grow.
~Laura F. Armitage, "My Favorite Tree," 1906

JohnT · Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:10 pm Post subject:

Love is waiting with patience with one who is grieving, with one you love. It does not need the words of a wise counselor or the knowledge of a psychiatrist.

― Fr. Michael Coutts, S.J., posted in a morning meditation today.

Teri · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2020 8:46 am Post subject:

Why is Christmas Eve such a happy day? I say a little hymn about happy, happy Christmas. ~Amy Campbell

JohnT · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:47 am Post subject:

Gratitude is the ultimate antidote for unhappiness.

― Matthew Kelly (heard this morning on a video "Best Advent Ever.")

JohnT · Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:25 am Post subject:

The symbol of Christmas—what is it? It is the rainbow arched over the roof of the sky when the clouds are heavy with foreboding. It is the cry of life in the newborn babe when, forced from its mother’s nest, it claims its right to live. It is the brooding Presence of the Eternal Spirit making crooked paths straight, rough places smooth, tired hearts refreshed, dead hopes stir with newness of life. It is the promise of tomorrow at the close of every day, the movement of life in defiance of death, and the assurance that love is sturdier than hate, that right is more confident than wrong, that good is more permanent than evil.

– Howard Thurman, The Mood of Christmas and Other Celebrations
– Howard Thurman was an American author, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a leading role in many social justice movements of the twentieth century.
Born 1899 in nearby Daytona Beach, FL. Passed 1981 in San Francisco, CA.

Teri · Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:38 am Post subject:

Love is the Christmas‑tide message. ~Margaret Sidney

Teri · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:07 am Post subject:

Faith is Hope with a holier name, hope that knows neither deceit nor death. Ah, how wisely do you speak of the philosophy of belief! It is, indeed, the telescope through which the stars grow large upon our gaze. ~Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer

JohnT · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:16 pm Post subject:

Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for.

– lyrics for song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. It is known for the 1985 version recorded by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder.

Teri · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:34 am Post subject:

Wisdom is not what you know but how quickly you adjust when the opposite proves true. ~Robert Brault

JohnT · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:02 am Post subject:

"Study the path of others to make your way easier and more abundant. Lean toward the whispers of your own heart, discover the universal truth, and follow its dictates. Know that the truth always leads to love and the perpetuation of peace. Its products are never bitterness and strife."

– John Lewis (1940 - 2020) with Brenda Jones, Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America

Teri · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 9:04 am Post subject:

Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow. ~Fernanda Miramontes‑Landeros

Teri · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:53 am Post subject:

If I had my life to live over, I'd have fewer meetings and more rendezvous. ~Robert Brault

JohnT · Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:08 am Post subject:

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

– John 1:5