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Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. - Joshua J. MarineThought of the day:This quote comes from a submission in our Summer Affirmation 2010...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.- Henry Ward BeecherThought of the day:Words are powerful tools, especially...

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

Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life.  And everyone deserves a little sunshine.- Jeffrey GlassbergThought of the...

Life's problems wouldn't be called "hurdles" if there wasn't a way to get over them.- Author UnknownThought of the day:Imagine a professional track and field hurdler. When you see this athlete, you...

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.- Sydney J. HarrisThought of the day:Whether you're currently attending school, sending your children to school, or pursuing your own...

We acquire the strength we have overcome.- Ralph Waldo EmersonThought of the day:This is a slightly more practical version of the quote, "that which does not kill us only makes us stronger."With...

Humor is the great thing, the saving thing.  The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.  - Mark Twain Thought of the day:It's...

DailyStrength welcomes Torrey Shannon, our newest blogger! Torrey comes to us from Challenge America, and shares her experience caring for a wounded soldier, her husband, who suffered a traumatic...

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.  - George MacDonaldThought of the day:Gifts...

No one can whistle a symphony.  It takes a whole orchestra to play it.- H.E. LuccockThought of the day:Beautiful things come when people work harmoniously together. Great buildings, enchanting...

Keep a thing seven years and it's bound to come in handy.- Russian ProverbThought of the day:Are you a packrat? Do you have piles of things in the basement, or boxes full of things from years, maybe...

Once you choose hope, anything's possible.- Christopher Reeve Thought of the day:Today's quote brings to mind an interesting concept: that hope is a choice. We can choose to hope, or choose to...

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.- Thomas Henry HuxleyThought of the day:If you're on that...

A good character is the best tombstone.  Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered.  Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.- Charles H....