Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.
We’re not the worst thing we’ve ever done in our lives, and there’s a tendency to think that we are.
Bob (Robert) Kerrey (born 1943) served the state of Nebraska as Governor and later in the United States Senate. He was a decorated veteran who served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1970.
Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting.
Avoid negative people at all costs. They are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem.
You gotta hang out with people who have big dreams and believe in that dream.
Surround yourself with supportive people. All the negative people, man you have to push them aside.
Instead of looking at what’s depressing, look at what’s a blessing.
Spend less time trying to change someone and more time trying to love and understand them.
Sounding like Eeyore
Winnie-the-Pooh listens in—
Stop this gloomy talk
Negative self-talk
Pessimistic attitude—
Life needs makeover
Look into life’s lens
Allow bright sunshine inside—
Turning a new page
Words used every day
Little or much to say
Used in positive ways
Conveying life’s essays
Mindful, powerful voices
Daily, humble choices
Impacting other lives
Celebrate with high fives
Disciplined purpose speaks
Positivity seeks
Sharing tender kindness
Truthful, without blindness
Careful to help and heal
Offering a square deal
Words paying it forward
True and straightforward
Thoughtful expressions said
Weaving with tender thread
Replace evil with good
Words plain and understood
Honest lyrics in song
Carried through all day long
Life unfolds from our text
Watchful where words go next
This poem was written several days before January 6, 2021. Its intention was to praise and encourage the positive power of words. The events taking place in Washington, DC on January 6 showed the negative power of words. How will our future words speak?
Selected verses from Psalm 122 bring inspiration for this poem. America, as a nation, needs healing and reconciliation. The two verses of Scripture take us on a journey from where we have been to where we wish to go.
From Jeremiah 6:14: “They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.”
Praying for peace in our city
Loving Jesus takes center stage
Welcoming peace into all hearts
Hearing love of God over rage
Listening to cries of anguish
Walking with Jesus protects all
Showing empathy for neighbors
Sharing His peace at every call
Stepping forward with trusting words
Treating these wounds with Jesus’ care
Saying “peace, peace” with conviction
Lifting hands high, love fills the air
Standing and feeding His lost flock
Replacing discord, Jesus comes
Proclaiming a new dawn today
Following Grace-filled, beating drum
From Isaiah 57:19: “Peace, peace, to the far and the near, says the Lord; and I will heal them.”
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