Week Ending Friday, August 28, 2026
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Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.
Yanni
We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
Seneca
I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
Maya Angelou
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Welcome the New
The world is a small place. As humanity expands, there is no room for baseless hatred. Old prejudices, old belief patterns, old ways of thinking do not serve you or your fellow man. May you be blessed to eliminate unkindness within you. Form new habits, welcome the stranger, embrace a new world.
Fairy Tale Day
Once in a while, right in the middle of a very ordinary day, life gives you a fairy tale. You simply need to read carefully. What story are you living? Recognize the plot line, notice the details, study the characters. May you be blessed with a happily ever after today. Discover your fairy tale, it truly does exist.
Not Only the Lonely
You can be in a crowd and still be lonely. But when you stop and think that it’s possible…even probable, that many others feel as set apart as you do, then you will know you can do something to change it. May you be blessed to realize your spiritual mission and purpose. You are needed to reach out to the lonely, discouraged, and depressed. Reach out to others and develop friendships worthy of God’s loving ways.
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Change the Conversation
O God, help me go deeper. Take me beyond the shallow “hellos” and “how are yous” to true connection with those in my circles. Thank You for Your guidance as I work to change the conversation.
In Every Way, Thank God
In lack, I thank You. In abundance, I thank You. In the no and in the yes, when I am lonely and when I am in the midst of friends and family. In every way, place, and emotion, I thank You, dear God.
In Stillness
I listen in the stillness for Your truth to reveal itself.
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Beware lest you act corruptly by making a carved image for yourselves, in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female.
Deuteronomy 4:16
Arise, O Lord God! Lift up Your hand. Do not forget the humble.
Psalm 10:12
Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take courage.
psalm 27:14
{features}
Blog: The Hard is Real Rachael Jones
Video: Teaching Kindness Joseph Telushkin
Holy Humor: Longevity