It's the Little Things That Count

Easter is almost here.
What we sometimes forget is that Easter is not just about chocolate bunnies, boiled colored eggs, and pretty ruffled dresses. Easter is also about new beginning. The beginning of spring. If you are a Christian, as am I, Easter is about new life offered by a Messiah, a Christ.
Perhaps for all of us, we can make Easter to stand for something else as well. Perhaps we can make Easter stand for a time to become new - starting with a new attitude.

Here are some thoughts that might start you on your way:


Do the kinds of things that come from the heart. When you do, you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing for somebody else's things. On the contrary, you'll be overwhelmed with what comes back. Morrie Schwartz

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia

We cannot explain why these little signs mean so much to us. But the fact is that a word of thanks for some small thing can transform our day. Jeanne Reidy

Seven National Crimes: I don't think. I don't know. I don't care. I am too busy. I leave well enough alone. I have no time to read and find out. I am not interested. William Boetcker

"I believe that one of the most important things to learn in life is that you can make a difference in your community no matter who you are or where you live. I have seen so many good deeds -- people helped, lives improved -- because someone cared." Rosalynn Carter

The thoughtful little things you do each day have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows. Alexandra Stoddard

Take good care of yourself, just as you have taken such good care of others. Dan Zadra

Some uplifting thoughts to start the week

There are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back.
Elizabeth David
be sure and be the kind of person who puts the heart back

If the people around you don't believe in you, if they don't encourage you, then you need t find some people who do
John Maxwell

Somebody saw something in you once --and that is why you're where you are today. Thank them! Don Ward

Most people see what is, and never see what can be.
Albert Einstein
look for what can be then it becomes what is

You must believe in yourself, my child, or no one else will believe in you. be self-confident, self-reliant, and even if you don' make it, you wil know you have done your best. Now go to it.
Mary Hardy MacArthur

Virtually every great accomplishment or movement was started by someone who believed passionately in something - and someonewho believed passionately in that person.
Margart Warren

Those who believe in our ability do more than stimulate us. They create for us an atmosphere in which it becomes easier to succeed.
John H. Spalding

The greatest good we can do for others is not to share our riches but to reveal theirs.
B.J. Marshall

Believe that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be that light for someone else.
Kobi Yamada


Remember, if your day is dark, try to make it lighter by being a light to someone else. You will be surprised how bright your day becomes. Have a great week. Charlene