Written by Katrin Nikolova: One of my favorite inspirational stories is of a young African boy who crossed over 3,000 kilometers of hostile jungle territory on foot because he had a vision and determination. Legson Didimu Kayira was born in the 1940s to a life of total poverty in the Tumbuka tribe, Malawi, but he dreamed of studying in the United States. When he was 16, he decided to make his way on foot to Egypt and find work on a ship sailing to the U.S. He left home with only a small ax, a blanket, a map of Africa, a map of the world, and two books—a Bible and a copy of The Pilgrim’s Progress. Fifteen months later, Legson arrived in Kampala, Uganda, where he came across a directory of American colleges. He wrote to Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon explaining his situation and asking for a scholarship.…
A compilation: I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou. The greatest gift that we can give one another is rapt attention to one he another’s existence. – Sue Achley Ebaugh. When we leave, people are left either … - energized or depleted – encouraged or discouraged – inspired to tackle the next challenge or wanting to quit How do you leave people? – Michael Hyatt 1. Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind. – Henry James. It is often the small kindnesses—the smiles, gestures, compliments, favors—that make our day and can even change our lives. – Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval 2. Kind words do not cost much. They…
A compilation: You don’t pay love back; you pay it forward. – Lily Hardy Hammond. It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson. No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves. – Amelia Earhart. You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. – Henry Drummond. There is no wrong way to perform an act of kindness. – Catherine Ryan Hyde. If we make our…