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“The time is always right to do what is right.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

Typed “quotes” into the search engine, and this one resonated the most. I don’t know that I can come up with any wiser words, but I’m feeling it today. Doing the right thing doesn’t always get you a pat on the back. Hell, sometimes it even knocks you back a few steps. What’s important to remember is that you are the first link in the chain. If not the first, you’re one more link. People may not understand why you are so committed to your beliefs and values in the moment, but once you stand up for what’s right, you give the next person enough bravery to take a stand. And then the next, and then the next. Don’t ever feel that your desire to do right is a waste. You may never know the positive impact you’ve made. You may have even liberated someone’s limited way of thinking.

Choose right even when it feels wrong.

“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” —John Wooden

To become the best of which you are capable isn’t a set point; it’s a state of mind. This mindset isn’t about finality it’s about acceptance. The magic is that when you do the best you are capable of every day, you’ll continue to get better. And always remember, it’s not about comparing your better to someone else’s; it’s about comparing your better to your yesterday.

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”
—John Steinbeck

Give yourself room to be good. Good is good. It’s ,more than enough. You got it in you so might as well use it.

I ventured out into the world today. I got myself dressed up and went to my favorite bakery. There just happened to be an apple festival going on in the same area this weekend. It was too easy to go there, too. The funny thing is, I never found the apples. However, there was live music and good-smelling food. I’ll take it!

“For all the things my hands have held, the best by far is you.” – Unknown

I love being a mom of two amazing girls. I had to learn that being a parent isn’t about perfect timing; it’s about choosing your babies’ best life and your own best life in a way that doesn’t impact the well-being of each other. I like to prepare, but both times I became a mom, timing wasn’t perfect. My girls were (and still are) everything I could ask for in my children. I adore who they are.

Starting off this week feeling ill. Hopefully I’ll feel better tomorrow.

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” -Eleanor Roosevelt