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Pure Motives

“It is the nature of the strong heart, 

that like the palm tree it strives ever 

upwards when it is most burdened.” 

~ Philip Sidney 

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Posted on June 27, 2026 by Gail 6 Comments

No Condemnation

“The world breaks everyone, 

and afterward, some are 

strong at the broken places.” 

~ Ernest Hemingway

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Posted on February 28, 2026 by Gail 3 Comments

Strength in Pieces

“The world breaks everyone, 

and afterward, some are strong 

at the broken places.” 

~ Ernest Hemingway 

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Posted on August 16, 2025 by Gail 13 Comments

Embrace the Struggle

“Dream, struggle, create, prevail. 

Be daring. Be brave. Be loving. 

Be compassionate. Be strong. 

Be brilliant. Be beautiful.” 

~ Caterina Fake

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Posted on April 6, 2025 by Gail 7 Comments

Stick Your Neck Out

“The race is not [always] 

to the swift, nor the battle 

to the strong.” 

~ Ecclesiastes 9:11

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Posted on March 23, 2025 by Gail 6 Comments

Quiet Fortitude

“Nothing is so strong

as gentleness. 

Nothing is so gentle 

as real strength.”

~ Frances de Sales 

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Posted on October 5, 2024 by Gail 6 Comments

An Attribute of the Strong

“Forgiveness is the key

to action and freedom.”

~ Hannah Arendt

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Posted on May 5, 2024April 28, 2024 by Gail 10 Comments

No One is Perfect

“It is unwise to be sure of

one’s own wisdom. It is

healthy to be reminded that

the strongest might weaken

and the wisest might err.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Posted on April 6, 2024March 22, 2024 by Gail 7 Comments

Love is Strong

“Love is not enough.

It must be the foundation,

the cornerstone, but not the

complete structure. It is much

too pliable, too yielding.”

~ Bette Davis

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Posted on February 14, 2024February 2, 2024 by Gail 12 Comments

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