Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone. ~ Gertrude Stein We think it. We feel it. We long for it. Being thankful for a person, a moment, a gift, a meal, a prayer, a song, or love from someone when we really need it means being aware. Are we saying it? Today provides us with more time to tell others

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ~ William Faulkner When we are afraid, our bodies respond by constricting. Their primal instinct is to freeze and then run – or fight if we’re cornered. The reaction is acute, intense, and rarely productive. Worse, if we suppress the fear and not face

All things are ready, if our mind be so. ~ William Shakespeare When we are scared, it is because we first had a thought. Perhaps, “I can’t do this” or “I’m not strong enough” or “What if I screw up?” We doubt ourselves and our capabilities just long enough to incite panic and fear. Thoughts are fast. We can be

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