I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and had the opportunity to have some fun while also re-charging your batteries. Unfortunately my Cowboys did not show up for their play-off game, but at least we have the JETS to root for next weekend.  As we look forward to another great week ahead, we should take some time today to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Today is more than a day off from school or work. It is a day, in my estimation, that shows us that perseverance, passion and hard work are still needed in our society and that anything is possible. Many have said, and I believe, we have come very far. There is still much more work that needs to be done throughout our country and we should all play our part. Today also reminds me that we face new and different struggles both as a nation and individually. We can overcome those obstacles and we can bring about a better future for our families and our communities. Just like we have to do with everything, we must find the strength to hold on and do what is right. We must find the passion to truly believe. We must be tolerant of those that may be or think differently.  We must have the understanding that we all have a place on this earth and a responsibility to one another. As you go through your day today, try and come up with just one thing that you can do to make your family or your community just a little bit better, and do it. 

 THE WORDS of Martin Luther King Jr

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

 

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

 

Life’s most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?

 

The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.

 

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

 

That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.

 

Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.

 

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