I lost my wife to cancer last month — our daughter lost her mother. I’ve hesitated sharing any of this, but there is something I want to record. Fair warning: this is mostly about love.
Aitana Bonmati: "Sometimes I think that this world is s***. So many people have to leave their homes without wanting to because of war, and they arrive in places like Spain and Italy with no money, no friends and without speaking the language. Some have lost a wife, a kid or a husband. Honestly, it breaks my heart. We know about Ukraine here in Europe because it’s close to us, but there are so many people struggling in all corners of the world. Women in Afghanistan cannot go to university or even leave their home alone, because they are women. How crazy is that?
Tragedies like this make me realise how privileged I am. Last year I began working with the UN Refugee Agency in Spain, ACNUR. They arrange football training in Barcelona for female refugees to give them a support network here and help them integrate. That’s pretty cool, no? I always ask my teammates for spare boots and clothes that they can have. It’s not going to fix the world, but I already think it has improved quite a few lives. For me, that means a lot."
Behind the scenes of the @OhioStateWBB success is a group of people who rebound like their lives depend on it, show up early to help players however they can and make the best internet content in college basketball.
It’s the @OSUWBBManagers https://t.co/vvSuSYiys3
25 tiny things to be enormously thankful for:
Spending time with old friends and laughing together as though you haven't missed a single beat.
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Following No. 14 Ohio State's upset win over No. 5 Tennessee, a dance circle broke out led by Jacy Sheldon's sister, Emmy, Rikki Harris and other members of the Buckeyes women's basketball team.
What if your life was a sacred responsibility?
The body, a temple.
Every motive, pure.
Every glance, compassionate.
Every word, true.
Every act, right.
Every moment, holy.
Changing your mind doesn't mean you've abandoned your principles. It may mean you've learned something.
It's better to contradict yourself and be accused of hypocrisy than to stick to your guns and sacrifice your integrity.
The hallmark of integrity is honesty, not consistency.
Read to communicate.
Read to understand.
Read to appreciate.
Read to empathize.
Read to influence.
Read to discover.
Read to connect.
Read to imagine.
Read to improve.
Read to discuss.
Read to think.
Read to grow.
Read to love.
Read to live.