And just dance a little.

Speak quietly to yourself and promise there will be better days. Whisper gently to yourself and provide assurance that you really are extending your best effort. Console your bruised and tender spirit with reminders of many other successes. Offer comfort in practical and tangible ways - as if you were encouraging your dearest friend. Recognize that on certain days the greatest grace is that the day is over and you get to close your eyes. Tomorrow comes more brightly.

If self-validation were our most significant societal measure - we would give trophies to ourselves.

Balance happens when I invite it to happen with my intentional actions and my guided perspective.

Don't Wait! Start on your dreams, your impulses, your longings, your special occasions today. Because this is your moment.

Ask today as you consider the many choices in your view - what is the highest and best use of your talents, skills and abilities? When you answer that, seize the opportunity to sharpen those qualities even more sharply by applying your focused effort.

A small compassionate act enlarges the scope of community.