Thoughts on Today’s Quote
Every day is a new day. Full of opportunity and the unknown.
Do you seek to make a difference in others lives each day?
Even one person who’s life is just a small bit better through something you have said or done can make a big difference in that person’s life.
I know a kind little lady who made every day a day to make a difference. I used to say she had a ministry of small kindnesses.
She would make her way down the street of this small community and it would be a wave to this person or a smile to another. Someone might not have gotten to church and she’d quietly drop the church bulletin off to their home. Newspapers clippings would arrive in a mailbox that she thought the person might appreciate.
She lives in a retirement residence in another community now as she nears 90 years of age. She still continues those small kindnesses. I opened my back door one day and found a bag attached to the door handle. She’d had a friend drop off some news clippings. I smiled, I knew exactly who it came from.
I figure if I can do that with someone each day, get a smile of appreciation for something I’ve done for them. It’s a pretty good day. She set me a very good example.
Who is James Mann?
James Mann was born in Albany, New York. He graduated from Harvard with a BA in Sociology in 1968 and started a 33-year career in newspapers.
He wrote for publications like The New Haven Journal Courier, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun and the Los Angeles Times. He was with the Los Angeles Times from 1978 to 2001 spending from 1984-1987 as their Beijing Bureau Chief.
His articles have appeared in The New Republic, The Atlantic Monthly, The American Prospect and The American Lawyer.
His won several awards for his writings and for his series of books about American foreign policy. Some of his works have hailed as writing and thinking that has shaped American history.
Washington based with his family, he is author-in-residence at John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
*I will try to find information on the author of the quotes I share. I wont always be successful.
Don’t know about you, but I find it interesting to know who the person was that anyone took the time to record or quote that person.*
About Coffee Time Meditation
I love being inspired by other people’s quotes. I thought I’d start sharing some quotes that inspire me along with my own thoughts the quote evokes within me. So, think of someone, like me, sitting quietly with the first fresh coffee of the day and mediating about the words of the quote. That would be me, or it could be you.
I invite you to share your own thoughts on the quote in the comments.
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Have a great day
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