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Why wait for that storm to pass when you can learn to dance in the rain?

~ Dr. Elaine Campbell

 

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Celebration can come from any source, at any given moment: find delight in the moments of your life.

~ Sherry Richert

 

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Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.

- Maurice Setter

 

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 It is difficult to see the picture when you are inside of the frame.

~ Unknown

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Recognizing that we need what others give us as much as what we can give is the beginning of true relationship and connection.  It’s also the root of real change.

- anonymous

 

 

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We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

~ William Faulkner

 

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Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.

- Mahatma Gandhi

 

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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

- William Arthur Ward

 

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 When we are present in each moment, the past gently rolls up behind us and the future slowly unravels before us.

- Rev Richard Levy

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To see the Summer Sky

Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie -

True Poems flee.

- Emily Dickinson

 

Today marks the summer solstice which is the longest day of sunlight. It has significance in many religious groups and belief systems including pagan.  For more information, please refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer 

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Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

~Neale Donald Walsch

 

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You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

My apologies but the difficulties sending Light Moments have not been fully resolved. You can expect to see your next Light Moment next Wednesday.  I hope to resolve this issue as soon as possible. In the meantime, please feel free to relive some Light Moments from years past at http://lightmomentdaily.blogspot.com using the “Blog Archive” option on the right sidebar.

 

 

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Life doesn’t happen in neat packages. The good & bad, the happy & sad, and the hope filled & fear filled all overlap one another. What matters is that we go through it together.

- anonymous

 

We will have our closing ceremony for Children's Memorial Hospital this evening.  This journey has been one of overlapping hopes & fears, new life & grief.  What has held us throughout is one another. Thanks be for the blessing of friends and colleagues! 

 

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We must not only speak about forgiveness and reconciliation -- we must act on these principles.

- Desmond Tutu

 

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Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away.

- Sir Arthur Helps

 

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We enter each day bringing who we are. If it is to be a new beginning, it is because we choose for it.

- anonymous

 

This sunrise photo was shot today from the 22^nd floor of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

 

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You don’t just luck into things...You build step by step, whether it’s friendships or opportunities.

- Barbara Bush

 

Welcome to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago!!! Today we begin a new chapter of history in our life as a hospital and a community. May our steps in both relationships and opportunities be intentional and meaningful. 

 

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Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?

~ unknown

 

Though tomorrow begins a new chapter at our new facility, today is the last day of regular operation at Children’s Memorial Hospital.  This has been a space of much love, camaraderie, and meaning.  May we always hold sacred Children’s Memorial Hospital as we move forward.

 

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All of life is a quest. See the good in all you are and more good will occur to and through you.

~ Cyndi Dale

 

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You just can't beat the person who won't give up.

~ Babe Ruth

 

Pictured is Marlen Esparza, 5 time US National flyweight boxing champ and soon to be Olympic contender.  This is the first year women’s boxing has been featured in the international Olympic Games.