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“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.”

- William Allen White

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Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.

- Romans 12:12

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“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.”

- Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness

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“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are anger and courage. Anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain as they are.”

- St. Augustine

Today is National HIV Testing Day
http://www.napwa.org/programs/nhtd.shtml

Pictured above are teachers in an HIV/AIDS Awareness Class

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“Too often, people think that solving the world's problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground.”

- Chogyam Trungpa

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“When people shake their heads because we are living in a restless age, ask them how they would like to live in stationary one, and do without change.”

- George Bernard Shaw

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“Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.”

- Pete Seeger

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“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”

- Pamela Vaull Starr

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“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye”

~ Helen Keller

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“Spread love everywhere you go: First of all in your own house... let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness.”

- Mother Teresa

Happy Fathers Day!

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When we fall on the ground it hurts us, but we also need to rely on the ground to get back up.”

- Kathleen McDonald, How to Meditate

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You've got to continue to grow, or you're just like last night's cornbread--stale and dry.

- Loretta Lynn

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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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“My heart has burned with passion and has searched forever for this wondrous beauty that I now behold.”

~ Rumi

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“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”

- Paul Boese

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“Wonder, rather than doubt, is the root of knowledge.”

- Abraham Joshua Heschel, Man Is Not Alone

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“All beginnings require that you unlock a new door.”

- Rebbi Nachman of Breslov

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"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy."

- Rabindranath Tagore

Pictured above are children at a volunteer park clean-up event

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The giant oak is an acorn that held its ground.

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You do not support the root, but the root supports you.

- Romans 11:18b

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Common sense is strengthened by joy.

- Rabbi Nahman of Breslov

As children get out of school for the summer, take the time to encourage a child in your life to read for pleasure and joy. It makes a huge difference well beyond this summer.