Empathy feels these thoughts; your hurt is in my heart, your loss is in my prayers, your sorrow is in my soul, and your tears are in my eyes.

Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.

Too many of us hear without heeding, read without responding, confess without changing, profess without practicing, worship without witnessing, and seek without sharing.

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

Do more than believe: practice.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future,challenge the improbable and attain the impossible