The Social Butterfly Effect is Real!

“I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for strangers, or over tip, smile  be kind even when you don’t feel like it, pay compliments, chase the kid’s runaway ball down the sidewalk and throw it back to him, try to be larger than you are— particularly when it’s difficult. People do notice, people appreciate. I appreciate it when it’s done to (for) me. Small gestures can be an effort, or actually go against our grain (“I’m not a big one for paying compliments…”), but the irony is that almost every time you make them, you feel better about yourself. For a moment life suddenly feels lighter, a bit more Gene Kelly dancing in the rain.”

Jonathan Carroll (born 1949); Author

Why are you Busy?

“It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?”

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862); naturalist, author, philosopher

Struggle for the future

“The struggle of today, is not altogether for today–it is for a vast future also”

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865); 16th U.S. President

Help your friend to grow a little

“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”

William Shakespeare (1564-1616); dramatist, poet

Do the small deeds

“Each of us can look back upon someone who made a great difference in our lives, someone whose wisdom or simple acts of caring made an impression upon us. In all likelihood it was someone who sought no recognition for their deed other than the joy of knowing that, by their hand, another's life had been made better.”

Stephen M. Wolf (born 1941); American businessman

Life gets Better through Change

“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.”

Jim Rohn (1930-2009); entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker

No one is Useless

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

Charles Dickens (1812-1870); novelist

Be Kind and Fair

“In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with.”
Brian Tracy (born 1944); motivational author