“I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.” – Helen Keller
“There is power in time and there is power in persistence, and if we are persistent over time we shall achieve greater things…
“To be free is to not be captive. There are many things in life that can make us captive or make us feel captive. The plight of our condition can lead to feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, which can cause us to feel that we are captive, prisoners to the pattern of our lives…
“There are struggles that dwell within most hearts, be they young or old, and for some the struggles fought within are few and easily won, but for others the struggles within seem constant and keep hearts weary and troubled. It is the battle between right and wrong, good and evil, light and darkness…
Though most would probably never believe this, I can honestly say that in 12 years married and 16 years together, my husband and I have never had a fight, not one. This is not to say that we have never disagreed, that we have never annoyed each other, that we have never hurt each other’s feelings…
I often feel as though people would like me more if I gained a lot of weight, drank more, cursed more, screamed at my kids, cheated on my husband, and was just an all-around disaster – whatever it would take for me to not seem “perfect,” thus making me more relatable in their eyes. To those people, I say, “I’m sorry I’m not a trainwreck.”…
