“Kindness is the ability to love people more than they deserve.”

~ Joseph Joubert

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“Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.”

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“The trials we face and the scars we recover are the badges of our successes .”

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“Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”

~ Lorraine Hansberry

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“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.”

~ Truman Capote

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“Activating our light and our full potential requires that we embrace our shadow. Realizing our wholeness requires us to become big enough to hold our brokenness.”

~ Derek Rydall

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“I fall too fast
Crash too hard
Forgive too easily
And care too much!”

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“Switch your mentality from “I’m broken and helpless” to I’m “growing and healing” and watch how your life changes for the better.”

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“Life is tough, my darling, but so are you!”

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“…… and here you are, continuing on, despite how hard it’s been.”

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“There are rare people who will show up at the right time, help you through the hard times and stay into your best times ….. those are the KEEPERS.”

~ Nausicca Twila

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“There is a voice that does not use words. Listen!”

~ Rumi

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“Love is only real when it’s shared.”

Organ donation is love being shared. Love that saves lives. Happy National Donor Day and Happy Valentine’s Day.

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“How do you write zero in Roman numerals?”

~ George Carlin

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“Seize the moment. Remember all those ladies on the Titanic that waved off the dessert cart!”

~ Erma Bombeck

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“Tell me about the song that kept you alive when you felt like nothing else could save you.”

Editorial note :  Post heart transplant, the song I heard in my head over and over, both in the ICU and on the step down, was “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”, Elton John

Tell me yours ………

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“Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time … It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.”

~ Leo Buscaglia

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“Only a moment you stayed, but what an imprint your footprints have left on our hearts.”

~ Dorothy Ferguson

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“Only loss teaches us about the value of things.”

~ Arthur Schopenhauer

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“Love comes from within, respect comes from within, acceptance comes from within, forgiveness comes from within; reach inside for your truth and find your royalty.”

~ Akiroq Brost

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