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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

- Lao Tzu

 

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Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

- Steve Jobs

 

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Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

- Maya Angelou

 

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Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

- Thomas Jefferson

 

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You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

- C. S. Lewis

 

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Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.

- Sai Baba

 

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I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

- George Bernard Shaw

 

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When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.

- Willie Nelson

 

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Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

- Dale Earnhardt

 

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Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year:  The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again. 

~ Menachem Mendel Schneerson

 

Happy 5^th Birthday to Light Moment emails!!!

Over the past 5 years, there have been over 1700 unique Light Moments.  I hope they have been as meaningful to you as they have been to me.  Don’t forget, you can always look at previous Light Moments at http://lightmomentdaily.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

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The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth.

- Frederick Law Olmsted

 

 

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It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

- William Shakespeare

 

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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
- Jacques Yves Cousteau

 

 

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Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.
- Plato

 

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The purpose of life is a life of purpose. 

~ Ludwig Wittgenstein

 

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There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth.  We are all crew.

~ Marshall McLuhan

 

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Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.

~ From a headstone in Ireland

 

Today concludes Remembrance Week. The annual memorial service will be held today in Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave at 2:30pm.  We hope you take some time to remember those who have touched your life with meaning and love.

 

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Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.

~ Baltasar Gracián

 

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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
- Aung San Suu Kyi

 

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Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.

~Michael Josephson

 

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What we do today ripples into the future.

- anonymous

 

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"The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them."

― Czesław Miłosz

 

We continue Remembrance Week. Please consider participating in one of the activities to honor those in your memory.

 

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“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”

- Thomas Campbell

 

This week is Lurie Children’s annual Remembrance Week.  Please look for activities throughout the week to help you grow, cherish, and honor the memories of those who have touched your life.

 

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Find a purpose in life so big it will challenge every capacity to be at your best.

~David McKay

 

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You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

~Lewis B. Smedes

 

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I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

~Rosa Parks

 

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I've failed over and over and over again in my life.  

And that is why I succeed. 

~Michael Jordan

 

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It is not the length of your experience that qualifies you - it's the depth of it!

~ Cathy  Hill