Invariably, people who cross boundaries and try to take away others’ choices call those other people “selfish” when they try to take back their power of choice. -Henry Cloud

Encouraging thought: "Instead of asking God to get rid of stress, I had to learn to neutralize it's effect. I discovered that winners turn stress into something good, while losers let stress turn life into something bad. Winners see an answer to every problem, while losers see a problem for every answer. Knowing these differences and incorporating them into the way you face stress is the key to keeping your dignity and peace in adversity." - Barbara Johnson

"People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self centered; Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, at it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've anyway.

You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway" 

“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.” 
― Mahatma Gandhi

“We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.”
Marianne Williamson

“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.”
― Susan B. Anthony

Political conservatives have greater gray matter volume in the right amygdala (fear center). Political liberals have greater gray matter volume in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (love center).

Kenal, R., et al, Political Orientations are Correlated with Brain Structure in Young Adults, Current Biology, 2011 Apr 07