Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.
People are messy, unpredictable things.
Mary Roach (born 1959) is an American author who specializes in writing with themes about science and humor.
Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
No book ever ends, when it’s full of your friends. (From Dahl’s book, “The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.”)
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was a British author, poet, and screenwriter. He was a prolific storyteller and writer of children’s books.
Beyond one’s normal
New, exciting perspective—
Trusted lens focused
Remembering TEAM
Life’s “Together Everyone—
Accomplishes More”
Boarding faithful train
Departing from dark despair—
Riding fate’s bright light
Usually on most days
Life’s journey moves along
Solving another maze
Each answer never wrong
Hourly reality check
Simple truths always guide
Avoiding any wrecks
Every step filled with pride
Tomorrow will bring change
Certain as each sunrise
Stirring thoughts to exchange
Nothing waits in disguise
Goodness set to deploy
Positive always leads
Going forward brings joy
Lasting happiness freed
A person doesn’t have to change who he is to become better.
Acting isn’t a game of “pretend.” It’s an exercise in being real.
Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) was a Bahamian and American actor and film director. In 1964, he received an Academy Award for Best Actor from his performance in “Lilies of the Field.”
Our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we touch.
Things change . . . things happen . . . things you can’t imagine when you’re young and full of hope.
Judy Blume (born 1938) is an American writer who is best known for her children’s books and young adult novels.
This poem reflects upon the consequences of actions by both nature and man. Over the years, these events have included endless examples: earthquakes, drought, tornadoes, wild fires, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, chemical spills, wars, and many more. Where once stood a robust village–which was full of life–now replaced by the marker of an empty, grassy field.
Hidden corner
World’s heartache
Void’s emptiness
Time long ago
Quaint village
Breathing with life
Disaster struck
Shredding life
Snuffing out breath
Natural acts
Or man-made
Crushing spirits
Cataclysmic
Village gone
Quietness speaks
Lasting impact
Death now reigns
Changed forever
No more children
Shops shuttered
Purging future
Sun still rises
Nothing shines
Sunrise crying
When people are ready to change, they change.
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer. His revolutionary artworks made him a leading figure in the visual art movement, commonly called pop art.
We are free to change the world and start something new in it.
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a German-born philosopher and author. With the help of others, she managed to escape the Holocaust, and her journey brought her to the United States in 1941.
Early morning hour
Sowing heart’s tranquility—
Calmness of spirit
Believe, trusting more
Opening another door—
Shifting day’s mindset
Away from one’s view
Time flowing with transition—
Subtleness of change
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