Question of the Day: What is your favorite brand or style of sneakers? Thought of the Day: "I don’t believe that the meek will inherit the earth; The meek get ignored and trampled.” Sylvia Plath _________ Good Morning Reader, Sylvia Plath didn’t have much faith in the idea that the meek would inherit the earth. Her words are sharp, but there’s something underneath them worth considering. Being kind doesn’t require making yourself smaller, and patience doesn’t mean everyone gets unlimited room...
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Question of the Day: What's right and how do you grow it? Thought of the Day: "Smile to life this morning and be assured, ma'am, that this life will make you smile." Doris Veillette _________ Good Morning Reader, Some mornings cooperate. Others seem determined to test you before breakfast. Today’s Thought of the Day is about meeting either kind of morning with a little openness. Not pretending everything is wonderful. Just leaving enough room for the day to surprise you. Smile at Life This...
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Question of the Day: What is a hobby you wish you started years ago? Thought of the Day: "The world is, after all, full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind." — E. B. White _________ Good Morning Reader, Some opportunities aren’t hidden because they’re rare. They’re hidden because we’ve convinced ourselves we’ve already seen what’s on the other side. Today’s Thought of the Day is inspired by an E. B. White quote about meeting open doorways with an...
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Question of the Day: What do you hate about mankind? Thought of the Day: I love mankind; it's people I can't stand. -Charles M. Schulz _________ Good Morning Reader, It’s easy to love humanity until… Humanity is an easy thing to admire from a distance. Loving the people we encounter every day is where the real work begins. Today’s Thought of the Day reflects on a line from Charles M. Schulz that has made people smile for decades because it feels uncomfortably true. Read: It’s Easier to Love...
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Question of the Day: What Would You Love to Ride? Thought of the Day: "There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell them." - Louis Armstrong _________ Good Morning Reader, Sometimes the biggest lessons in life aren’t the ones someone tells us. They’re the ones we eventually live. Today’s Thought of the Day reflects on a simple but profound quote from Louis Armstrong and why some truths only make sense after experience has been our teacher. Read Some Things Can’t Be Explained...
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Question of the Day: What's one unwritten rule you think everyone should follow? Thought of the Day: Remember: It doesn’t cost you anything to use your turn signals. _________ Good Morning Reader, Some habits are so small we barely notice them until someone skips them. Today’s Thought of the Day looks at something as ordinary as using your turn signal and asks what those tiny acts of courtesy reveal about the kind of people we are becoming. Read today’s Thought of the Day Then today’s...
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Question of the Day: What shark do you think has the coolest name? Thought of the Day: "The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time." — Peter Benchley, Jaws _________ Good Morning Reader, Memory has a funny way of editing our lives. It keeps the sunsets and the laughter, but quietly trims away the long lines, the arguments, and the everyday frustrations. Today’s Thought of the Day looks at why the past often feels better than it actually did while we were...
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Question of the Day: What's your favorite shark fact? Thought of the Day: "The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish." — Jacques-Yves Cousteau _________ Good Morning Reader, Most of us think we understand something after watching it from a distance. Jacques Cousteau believed the opposite. Today’s Thought of the Day explores why the deepest understanding often comes from stepping into someone else’s world instead of observing from the shore. Meanwhile, today’s Question of the Day...
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Question of the Day: If sharks could talk, what do you think they would complain about? Thought of the Day: "Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is." Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea _________ Good Morning Reader, Today’s Thought of the Day comes from Ernest Hemingway: “Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” It’s a reminder that waiting for perfect circumstances usually means...
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