“People may forget what you said, but they’ll never forget how you made them feel.” And how we make people feel is almost always the result of one small choice.

“You can’t do much about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.”

"The fastest way to be liked is to like first."

"Judgement looks for flaws: leadership looks for value."

In the midst of the World Series, the fiercest competitors became teammates in a moment of compassion.

"Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”

Where in my life could I let gratitude ripple, instead of needing to be right?

"Contempt divides. Gratitude connects. When gratitude moves… humanity wins.”

“Contention is a choice. Peacemaking is also a choice.”

Not too hot. Not too cold. Just right

“We are not held back by stress itself, but by the lack of rituals that help us recover from it.”

“Rituals are the formulas by which harmony is restored.”

“In a world full of noise, rituals bring rhythm; in a world full of rush, they restore reason.”

What if the more we chase happiness... the faster it runs away?

The Horizon Time Map™. Follow the instructions in this video, and you will tap into a source of meaningfulness and wisdom that will bring you Enduring Joy.

“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue… as the unintended side effect of one’s dedication to a cause greater than oneself.”

“You cannot make a choice without being responsible for its consequences. Even joy has a cost — and meaning is the price worth paying.”

"What you do should dictate how you feel. Not the opposite."

"Gratitude expressed is gratitude expanded."

Who did I make invisible today, and what will I do about it tomorrow?

You can't always change the world--but you can always change someone's world.

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”

"There is no app for building patience."

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

"You can't microwave trust. You can't instant-message intimacy."

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.”

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

When we judge too quickly, we risk missing extraordinary people, extraordinary lessons, and extraordinary opportunities.

Gratitude in the now. Choices for the future. Ripples for generations.

One small shift you can make this week to change the tone of your family, business, and/or community.

‘Losers assemble in small groups and complain about the coaches and other players. Winners assemble as a team and find ways to win.’

Remember, "We rise when lifting others."

Each time we pause before reacting, we stack one more positive moment.

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

Arthur C. Brooks once said, “Kindness and warm-heartedness are the antivenom for the poisonous contempt coursing through the veins of our political discourse.”

Just because you disagree doesn't mean you have to be disagreeable.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

“You don’t have to wait for the rainbow to enjoy the rain.”

"Love is the ‘why’ of the leaders that can bring America back together, and of all of us in our families and communities.”