Category: Living for the Weekend

“When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity. Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken.” Maya Angelou “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”Nelson Mandela Congratulations […]

“Nothing great or enduring, especially in music, has ever sprung full-fledged and unprecedented from the brain of any master; the best he gives to the world he gathers from the hearts of the people, and runs it through the alembic of his genius.” James Weldon Johnson When we arrived at the University of Maryland College […]

“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the same horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the watcher turns his gaze away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by time. That is the life of men.” […]

She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and bless her; her husband also and he praises her, saying: “many daughters have done nobly, but you excel […]

“When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making engagements, each day had no limits. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good […]

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in; their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.” Elisabeth Kübler-Ross I celebrated two special people on the same day. Four generations celebrated the patriarch of our family, my daddy Benjamin Scott […]

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia “You are my dream come true.” No, I didn’t faint when I met President Obama at […]

“Surrender control to the supreme wisdom and authority of God and to the Divine in your soul. Step into the void with courage. Learn to say, “I don’t know.” That’s not blind faith. It’s pure faith that will allow God and your spirit to lead you wherever your soul wants and needs to go.” Melody […]

‘I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, but I laugh, and eat well, and grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table when company comes. Nobody’ll dare say to me, eat in the kitchen, then. Besides, they’ll see how beautiful I am […]

“Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days, an old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful, a meaningful friend or a meaningful day.” Dalai Lama In two weeks, I’ve attended the funerals of four of my lifelong friends’ mothers each mother died […]

“The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean un-sailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good.” Brian Tracy I asked is this the beginning of the 2012 holiday season or the end of the 2011 holiday parties as I attended another […]

“Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time. Each day is a new opportunity to live your life to the fullest. In each waking day, you will find scores of blessings and opportunities for positive change. Do not let your today be stolen by the unchangeable past or […]