February 10, 2020 Compiled by Judith Allen Shone
Words that resonate.

On days you feel a need for encouragement, for reassurance, or for inspiration, turn to words of others. Let them rekindle your spirit.
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the things which you think you cannot do.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
“Each day do something to make others smile and your heart sing!” ~Judith Allen Shone (my motto for years!)
“Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.” ~Mother Teresa
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
~ Maya Angelou
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
“When the world feels like a roller coaster, steady yourself with simple rituals. Do the dishes. Fold the laundry. Water the plants. Simplicity attracts wisdom” ~ Gregg Braden
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~Leo Buscaglia
“If you want the people to understand you, invite them to your life and let them see the world from your window!”
~ Mehmet Murat ildan
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
~ Bernard M. Baruch

Each day do something to make others smile and your heart sing!
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