I learned to savor moments regardless of what I was doing — even mundane chores and hard work. I attended to each activity, being more mindful of the experience and my surroundings.

Each of us is here now because of all that preceded us. We live in our time and place because of those who lived in theirs and made us possible.

Some changes seem like sudden changes, but they have been quietly in the making for a long time. We can thrive by learning to adapt.

We live in partnerships, families, work teams, communities, cultures, and countries — one mankind populating the earth, children of common origin and parents of infinite human potential. Out of many, one.

As Mark Twain observed, “It’s easier to to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”

This is the way lies go. The innocent suffer for the ego of the liar and the lies he tells for his self-interest. It’s an eternal problem as long as there are those who want to believe the lie.

Influences are not always obvious. It takes a trained eye to recognize them before they can do irreversible damage.

Our character contributes to the character of the world around us, whether the family, the workplace, the neighborhood, whatever your sphere of influence might be.

We have all been stuck in place with indecision, wondering which path to choose. We have evidence to inform us if only we will take time to consider it honestly.

We say we want to matter. Our anxiety comes from trying so hard to be noticed. We insist on looking in all the wrong places.