Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jan 31, 2012, 9:24 pm
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”  Martin Luther King, Jr. In February we celebrate Black History Month. Traditionally programs are held, and great  deeds, inventions and accomplishments are recounted that make us proud. One thing we miss is the history in our own networ...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jan 15, 2012, 2:55 pm
Inspiring words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.” “A lie cannot live.” “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywh...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jan 1, 2012, 10:42 pm
Be Encouraged: Words of Sunlight for the Soul “Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” Helen Keller Be Encouraged is a book of inspirational essays and poems. Proceeds benefit New Sunlight Mission...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Dec 12, 2011, 10:02 am
“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.”  Dale Evans
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Nov 23, 2011, 9:58 pm
“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.”  Brian Tracy
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Nov 6, 2011, 1:01 pm
“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart… forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”   Hannah More Read about The Art of Forgiveness
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Oct 17, 2011, 8:32 am
“I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.” Ken Venturi Go Here To Get Your Motivation On!
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Sep 19, 2011, 4:33 pm
  “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” Theodore Roosevelt “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”  Mohandas Gandhi “Judge each day not ...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Sep 4, 2011, 12:11 pm
In the medical field PRN is taken from the Latin phrase “pro re nata”, which means as the occasion arises or when needed.  I offer these words of encouragement. Savor them now, and save them for those days you need a little extra pick me up. Think of them as PRN motivational nuggets you keep to...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jul 10, 2011, 5:32 pm
“Forgiveness is a gift card that should never have fees attached, or an expiration date.” Lynn Emery Hubbard Years ago when I was younger, and less wise, a woman said something to me that stung. She meant to take a verbal swing at me, and did it publicly. Well, she hit the bullseye. I was ...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jun 12, 2011, 11:43 am
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them your strength lies.” Mother Teresa
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jun 7, 2011, 12:01 pm
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought  and found how to serve.” Albert Schweitzer
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - May 25, 2011, 4:41 am
“Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.” Aristotle   Can you imagine carrying someone on your back for eight years? That’s exactly what a Chinese boy did for a friend who couldn’t walk. He didn’t ask, “How can I help?” He just lifted him up. We should all follow his exa...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - May 9, 2011, 8:56 pm
“We are everyday people.” Sly and the Family Stone Often we ask, “What is a hero?” We look for grand gestures, like a pilot saving an  airplane full of people with the calm assurance that boggles the mind. Yes, that’s a great example. Yet we can all be heroes. Everyday people can make j...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Apr 7, 2011, 3:29 pm
“Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” T. S. Eliot
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Apr 1, 2011, 3:37 pm
“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” Langston Hughes Poetry speaks to us. The words bring us joy, make us think, makes us feel and even moves us to act . Celebrate poets this National Poetry Month 2011. Visit the L...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Mar 28, 2011, 1:56 pm
“My grandmothers are full of memories, smelling of soap and onions and wet clay, with veins rolling roughly over quick hands, they have many clean words to say, my grandmothers were strong.”           Margaret Walker  
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Mar 27, 2011, 12:00 pm
“When I was about eight, I decided that the most wonderful thing, next to a human being, was a book.” Margaret Walker   I encourage you to read Ms. Walker’s timeless and beautiful poetry. You’ll be lifted up and encouraged, moved and inspired; and finally dazzled by the elegant simplicity...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Mar 13, 2011, 4:34 pm
“I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.”  Marie Curie   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   “Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.” Barbara Jordan   Rebecca Lee Crumpler, First Black Female Doctor in the ...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Mar 10, 2011, 9:23 pm
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.”  Helen Keller
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Mar 9, 2011, 9:07 pm
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” Mother Teresa
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Mar 4, 2011, 9:00 am
“I can promise you that women working together – linked, informed and educated – can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.” Isabel Allende
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Mar 1, 2011, 12:25 pm
    “How important it is for us to recognize ad celebrate our heroes and she-roes.”  Maya Angelou   “Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another. ” Toni Morrison “When women go wrong, men go right after them.”  Mae West  “Women, like men...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Feb 28, 2011, 11:09 am
Another Black History Month comes to a close, well the official history month anyway. I’m one of those who lives the celebration all year-long every year. I love history in general, so I’m all about telling folks that 28 days simply can contain all the rich and wonderful Black history made by...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Feb 15, 2011, 10:16 am
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”   Confucius More fascinating Black History facts about towns that were established by Black people against all odds.
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Feb 2, 2011, 8:50 pm
“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.” Nelson Mandela The Underground Railroad wasn’t really a railroad, and it wasn’t always underground. Yet it...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jan 10, 2011, 2:21 pm
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”                                  Martin Luther King, Jr.                       When?  Loving one another has been no easy ta...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Dec 13, 2010, 10:17 am
“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the oul of the giver.” Maya Angelou    There are so many ways to express the Christmas spirit. The links above are only a few.  as the poet P. Newman Harris says, “It’s a continous spirit of giving that emanates from the hear...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Nov 1, 2010, 7:00 am
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”  David Brinkley Slavery is a huge load of heavy bricks, and they weren’t only thrown. Those bricks were loaded on the backs of millions. But Pleasant Reed is just one example of a man who crus...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Aug 29, 2010, 8:46 pm
“When you sing gospel you have a feeling that there is a cure for what’s wrong.” Mahalia Jackson The Black Notes, Negro Sprituals and Amazing Grace
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Aug 26, 2010, 12:34 am
“The simple act of caring is heroic.”  Edward Albert True heroes don’t need lots of money or celebrity to do good. They simply see a need, and get to work on making a difference.
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jul 27, 2010, 7:07 pm
“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.” Harry Golden A church in Harlem is invested in coffee in Ethiopia. Not the usual investment, but just as much of the heart as an investment of money and time. Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem helped establish the only NGO in Ethiopia ...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jun 23, 2010, 6:27 pm
“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Henry James
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jun 20, 2010, 12:08 pm
“Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.”  Bill Cosby My father gave me a lot of time, which is the best present a father can give to children. Of course when I was a kid I looked for treats like candy, toys and when I was older cash. When I grew up I realized tha...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Jun 12, 2010, 11:27 pm
“Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people. “ Alvin Ailey
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - May 31, 2010, 11:49 am
  “I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.”   Bob Riley I pay tribute to the brave men and women who serve America by serving in the military. My grandfathers fought in World War I. My father and uncles served in World War II. My brother went to Vietnam. My nephe...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - May 11, 2010, 9:49 pm
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.”     John Muir
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - May 9, 2010, 9:38 am
    “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” Victor Hugo
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - May 5, 2010, 9:58 pm
“It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.” Jacques Yves Cousteau
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Apr 25, 2010, 10:54 am
“A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.”  Robert Frost I love poetry, so I celebrate just about year round. I even have a poetry page on this blog. I support any movement to designate a National Poetry Day!    
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Apr 18, 2010, 4:07 pm
“Only the educated are free.”  Epictetus This little girl has been chosen Scholar of the Year by Golf Digest. Bria Sanders, a middle school student, has been playing golf since she was three.
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Apr 3, 2010, 11:57 pm
  “I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us ever hour, if we will only tune in.“   George Washington Carver Jodie Nelson set out to stand-up paddle a surf board forty miles to inspire her friend, who has had a rough time fighting ...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Apr 1, 2010, 11:19 am
“To have courage for whatever comes in life- everything lies in that.”  Saint Teresa of Avila Ever make a mistake and then it turns out to be exactly what you needed? A seventy year old woman fell, meant to call a friend for help but dialed the wrong number. But it turned out to be the...
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Lynn E. posted an article on Be Encouraged - Mar 14, 2010, 11:04 am
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