IV ‣ light the way.

Jenny Penland
5 days ago
2 min read

Kennedy,

You are a remarkable soul and I am so grateful to have you in my life. Look for what is good and you will find it; explore the world, be positive, create balance, cherish your family, shape the future, care deeply, honor yourself, stay hungry, stay foolish. I love you to my heart's content.

Tu es ma joie de vivre,

Mommy

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Believe in yourself.

"Reach out and open the door that no one

thought could be opened. Life is behind it."

-Kelly Ann Rothaus

Find your passion.

"You're only given a little spark of madness, you musn't lose it."

- Robin Williams

Embrace change.

"Growth means change and change involves risk.

Stepping from the known to the unknown."

- George Shinn

Make every moment count.

"We don't have eternity to recognize our dreams,

only the time we are here."

-Susan Taylor

Listen to your heart.

"The mind determines what's possible, the heart surpasses it."

- Pilar Coolinta

Make a difference.

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."

-Mahatma Gandhi

Take chances.

"If you risk nothing, then you risk everything."

-Geena Davis

Count your blessings.

"Find the time to stop and thank

the people who make a difference in your life."

-John F. Kennedy

Be brave.

"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right."

-Rosa Parks

Light the way.

"Let nothing dim the light that shines from within you."

-Maya Angelou

Think big.

"The world of reality has limits; the world of imagination is boundless."

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Take nothing for granted.

"Perform every act as if it were your last."

- Marcus Aurelius

Be a friend.

Believe in others when they've ceased to believe in themselves.

Never settle.

"We know what we are, but know not what we may be."

-William Shakespeare

Redefine the impossible. “Intense desire not only creates its own possibilities, but its own talents"

-Komi Yamada

Don't think you can't. You can... and you will.

Be the first to say hello.

"Greet everyone with a smile, for a smile is the beginning of love."

-Mother Teresa

Do what you love.

Make sure the life you're living is the life that wants to live in you.

Make someone's day.

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the power to turn a life around."

-Leo Buscaglia

Create memories.

"If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them."

-Bob Dylan

Expect success.

"Determine that the thing can and shall be done, then find the way."

-Abraham Lincoln

Have faith.

"I'm not afraid... I was born to do this."

-Joan of Arc

Leave a legacy.

"Leave the world a little better than you found it."