“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. “ Coach Lou Holtz
Inspirational thoughts
Humility
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” Coach John Wooden
Be not afraid!
“I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.”
-Thomas Merton
True charity
“I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt.” Pope Francis
Making others laugh?
“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.” St. Thomas Aquinas
Where is your treasure?
Death
“[Death] … the abyss from where no traveler is permitted to return.” — George Washington
Mercy
“Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice.” Reinhold Niebuhr
Prayer
“Prayer is the best weapon that we possess, it is the key that opens the heart of God.” St. Padre Pio
