In honor of Presidents’ week, let’s let our 16th President give us our Thoughtful Thursday quote:
“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” — Abraham Lincoln
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People and Threads
We often don’t know what’s going on with people we encounter in the course of our day. So today’s Thursday Thought quote is good to keep in mind.
Goodall Identifies Danger
Jane Goodall gives us today’s Thursday Thought. She has seen so much concern and apathy that I think she knows what she’s talking about.
Smile!
Yesterday, while walking my dog, I saw a sad, lonely-looking woman sitting on her front porch. When she raised her head, I smiled. Her face lit up, and she silently smiled at me. It reminded me of today’s Thursday Thought quote:
“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.” – Joseph Addison
School Taxes & the Childless
Today’s Thursday Thought responds to tax-weary people who don’t have kids but have to pay school taxes.
Strangers ands Smiles
I don’t know who said this Thursday Thought quote, but it makes a lot of sense.
“Today, give a stranger one of your smiles.
It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.”
About Resolutions
[Something to bolster your New Year’s resolutions: ]
“The single largest pool of untapped resource in this world is human good intentions that never translate into action.”
— Cindy Gallop
[Especially good intentions like being kinder and more tolerant with each other and helping people make better lives for themselves.]
Racing to a Better Finish
Did you see the story about Arianna Letterman? She ran the Dallas Marathon. In a different race on the same course she saw a woman close to the finish line in obvious physical trouble. She ran over to the woman and supported her as they crossed the finish line to win the division. Why did she do it? Her explanation is today’s Thursday Thought:
“It’s so easy to make someone’s day a little bit brighter. It’s so easy to make the world a little bit of a better place just by simply picking someone up when they’re down.”
Thinking is Becoming
Thoughts are fleeting things–or are they? In today’s Thursday Thought quote, Gandhi challenges this idea.
“A man is but the product of his thoughts.
What he thinks, he becomes.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Thoughts from a Purple Flower
Today’s Thursday Thought quote is a cost-free idea that is priceless.
“When you see something beautiful in a person, tell them. It may take seconds to say but for them, it could last a lifetime.” — The Purple Flower
