As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness
― Laura Ingalls Wilder
An elderly woman rang my office a while ago. She had a wrong number. We were on the phone for half an hour. It was truly lovely. Her husband is sick her daughter and grandchildren are in the UK... I think both of us really enjoyed the chat. Sometimes it's good to just slow down.
If we start complimenting mindsets as much as we praise appearances, more of us will start recognizing and appreciating beauty as being deeper than the skin.
Some people just expect you to remain in a situation and place your whole life. They’re fine with watching you struggle and complain, but not with you being happy and doing well. We need to support everyone’s growth and progress; regardless of what position they’re in.