1. Reflect on the precept.
Food for thought:
NOTE: Do NOT list answers to these questions. You will use them to guide your thoughts before writing.
Food for thought:
- What does it mean to you, in your life?
- Have you ever used this philosophy?
- Have you ever wished you had used it?
- Do you think you'll use it in the future?
NOTE: Do NOT list answers to these questions. You will use them to guide your thoughts before writing.
September: "Get up! We have to finish this!" Abbey D'Agostino, U.S. Olympian 2016
October: "When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind!" Dr. Wayne Dyer
November: "Wisdom is like a baobab tree: No one person can embrace it, but a tribe can." African Proverb
December: "Turn your wounds into wisdom." Oprah Winfrey
January: "It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." Eleanor Roosevelt
February: “It’s really quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Everything essential is invisible to the eyes.”
from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
March: "You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can be grateful because thorn bushes have roses!"
April: “Remember, there is a big difference between things being unlikely and impossible. They become impossible when you give up." Mike Massimino
May: “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." Mother Teresa
June:
October: "When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind!" Dr. Wayne Dyer
November: "Wisdom is like a baobab tree: No one person can embrace it, but a tribe can." African Proverb
December: "Turn your wounds into wisdom." Oprah Winfrey
January: "It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." Eleanor Roosevelt
February: “It’s really quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Everything essential is invisible to the eyes.”
from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
March: "You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can be grateful because thorn bushes have roses!"
April: “Remember, there is a big difference between things being unlikely and impossible. They become impossible when you give up." Mike Massimino
May: “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." Mother Teresa
June:
- Angela: "You don't know how precious life is until you lose it."
- Nicole A.: "Sadness is a way to let happiness rest for another day."
- Franco: "Honesty is the best policy." ~Benjamin Franklin
- Joseph: If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough." ~Wardell (Steph) Curry II
- Nicholas: "When it is dark, be the one to turn on the light." ~Joseph
- Abigail: "We are made wise, not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future." ~George Bernard Shaw
- Cydney: "It's not how you are alike, it's how you are different." ~Dumbledore/J.K. Rowling
- Cole: "Being yourself will take you to your own possibilities."
- Zaara:
- Jack: "Courage is not about being fearless, it's about being able to control your fear."
- Megan M.: "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy." ~Dumbledore/J.K. Rowling
- Nico: "You have to play the whole game of life."
- Ava: "Happiness can be found when in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." ~Dumbledore/J.K. Rowling
- Robbie: "Never live int he past. Never live int he future. The changes happen now."
- Erin: "Just because you got knocked off your feet doesn't mean you can't get back up again. Even if it's a struggle, with support you'll get there, without a doubt."
- Meaghan: "Remember, there is a big difference between things being unlikely and impossible. They become impossible when you give up." ~Mike Massimino
- Annmarie: "Your eyes need light to see, yet your heart shines through all darkness."
- Benjamin: "The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his/her blessings and not their cash." ~Unknown
- Christopher: "Life is a challenge, so stay strong and never give up!"
- Jason: " Happiness can be found when in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." ~Dumbledore/J.K. Rowling
- Selen: "Beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit. To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself--avoid being something you're not." ~Aphrodite in The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
- Ryan: "Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone." ~Jorge Luis Borger
- Nicole W: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened!" ~Dr. Seuss
- Ryan Z.: "All dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." ~Walt Disney
- Mrs. Stanco: Always look for guidance in words of wisdom. Remember to: Get Up! Choose Kind. Embrace Wisdom. Light a Candle. See with Your Heart. Find the Roses on Thorn Bushes. Think: Unlikely or Impossible? Do Small Things with Great Love.