I am a voracious reader and for the past three days, I’ve been enjoying catching up on my reading. My family often teases me to say that I’ve got enough books to last me a life time. I agree. Sometimes I fantasize about doing nothing but reading all day! I imagine…
Posts tagged as “inspiring quotes”
Acclaimed author and poet Maya Angelou died this morning at age 86. Not many people have inspired as many lives as Maya Angelou has. Did you know that at 16, Maya Angelou was the first black streetcar conductor in San Francisco and also the first woman conductor? By the time she…
Quotes, especially inspiring quotes are a great source of encouragement for me. I don’t mind admitting that I am a quote-junkie and enjoy reading them. When I was a little girl, my Mom would make little greeting cards for me whenever I needed a little push and write an inspiring quote…
Day 17 is here in the #AtoZChallenge and Q is for Quotes that inspire! But first, my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who is here, visiting, commenting and making sure my blog is a happy place. My special gratitude goes to Corinne Rodrigues who not only created a fabulous Facebook group, but is…
Compassion is a human emotion prompted by the pain of others. More vigorous than empathy, the feeling commonly gives rise to an active desire to alleviate another’s suffering. It is often, though not inevitably, the key component in what manifests in the social context as altruism Love and compassion are necessities,…