Prepare For New Opportunities...Nona

Life presents a number of opportunities for happiness, pain, love, growth, despair, sorrow and faith.  When we are young, we wish for play and happiness all the time.  As we mature, we understand that a life well lived is a life that has consisted of all of these things.  Be thankful for the past, but face forward every day and prepare for new opportunities.  --Nona
 

All The Good You Can Do...Steven George

"You can not do all the good the World needs, but the World needs all the good you can do." -- @MrStevenGeorge

My Words and Actions Will Create Good Works...Nona

Let my words and my actions be a positive force that diminishes evil, but creates good works.  --Nona

How Will You Use Your Words Today?...Nona

Very early in life we learned the power of words.  Words enable us to communicate and obtain the things we want in life.  Words can empower or tear down.  How will you use your words today?

Actions Speak Louder Than Words...Henry Adams

“What you do speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you are saying.” 

--Henry Adams

Secret of Happiness and Freedom...Thucydides

The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.
--Thucydides

A Savior Is Born...Good News

"She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God]." 
--Luke 1:21 The Bible (Good News Translation)

Merry Christmas!


Good Morning! You're Beautiful...The Message

Good morning! You're beautiful with God's beauty, Beautiful inside and out! God be with you.  -- The Message Bible*

*[Luke 1:  The angel's words to the young girl Mary, who would be the mother of Baby Jesus.] 

2012 Seasons Greetings from Motivational Moments!!

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Happiness Is...Jim Rohn

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. 

--Jim Rohn

Do Something...Edmund Burke

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good [people] to do nothing.

--Edmund Burke

Love The Moment...Corita Kent

Love the moment, and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries. --Corita Kent

Truth, Love and Hypocrisy...Warren Wiersbe

 “Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.” 

― Warren Wiersbe

The Human Heart...Rick Warren

"The human heart is never changed through laws. It is changed through grace."

--Rick Warren, Author of "The Purpose Driven Life", Pastor of Saddleback Church, Southern California (@RickWarrren)

Have Faith In Yourself...Vince Lombardi

It’s easy to have faith in yourself when you’re a winner, when you’re number one. What you’ve got to have is faith in yourself when you’re not a winner.  

-- Vince Lombardi

Face Forward...Seneca

“Don’t stumble over something behind you.” Seneca

Respect Other People...Ruth Simmons

"I keep going back to this fundamental idea of being able to respect other people, especially if you’re in a senior position. You can get a lot more done if people have a sense that you respect them, and that you listen to them." 

--Ruth J. Simmons, President, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

Every Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. In our last edition for 2011, we are featuring Ruth J. Simmons, President of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. President Simmons has the distinct honor of being the first woman and the first African American to lead Brown University. Furthermore, she is the first African American to lead an Ivy League institution. To read an article in which she talks to Adam Bryant of the New York Times, author of the weekly column, "The Corner Office", about the leadership lessons she has learned during her more than 30 year career, click here. For more information on LeadershipTuesdays, see here. 

Team: Help Everybody Else Thrive...Ruth Simmons

"I thought it was absolutely essential for all of us as a team to understand that we were there not for our own individual glorification, but to help everybody else thrive. And that meant working together well." 

 --Ruth J. Simmons, President, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

Every Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. In our last edition for 2011, we are featuring Ruth J. Simmons, President of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.  President Simmons has the distinct honor of being the first woman and the first African American to lead Brown University.  Furthermore, she is the first African American to lead an Ivy League institution. To read an article in which she talks to Adam Bryant of the New York Times, author of the weekly column, "The Corner Office", about the leadership lessons she has learned during her more than 30 year career, click here.  For more information on LeadershipTuesdays, see here.

Leadership Tuesdays: It's Not All About You...Ruth Simmons

"It’s not all about you. It’s very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed. And that seems to be all-important if you’re going to lead well." 

--Ruth J. Simmons, President, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

Every Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. In our last edition for 2011, we are featuring Ruth J. Simmons, President of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.  President Simmons has the distinct honor of being the first woman and the first African American to lead Brown University. 
Furthermore, she is the first African American to lead an Ivy League institution. To read an article in which she talks to Adam Bryant of the New York Times, author of the weekly column, "The Corner Office", about the leadership lessons she has learned during her more than 30 year career, click here.  For more information on LeadershipTuesdays, see here.

Others' Opinion of You...Les Brown

Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.  -- Les Brown

Think Positive...Joyce Meyer

Think positive. Remember, if anything can go right, it will! If anything good can happen, it can happen to you! --Joyce Meyer

 

 

Only If We Care...Jane Goodall

Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved.  --Jane Goodall

You Are Never Alone...Audrey Hepburn

"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone."  

--Audrey Hepburn

Keep On...Dale Carnegie

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all." Dale Carnegie

Perseverance...Plutarch

"Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little." Plutarch

Leadership Tuesdays | Leadership Is...Jane Harman

"Leadership is inside out."  --Jane Harman, Former U.S. Congresswoman

Every Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. In our last edition for 2011, we are featuring former U.S. Representative Jane Harman who gives great advice to women who aspire to leadership. To see her message, click here.  For more information on LeadershipTuesdays, see here.

Choices and Values...Nona

It is only in the presence of a choice between that which is moral and that which is immoral but convenient, can one really know their core values. 

--Nona

Image Source: Belief and Values, Cheryl MacNaughton http://cherylmacnaughton.com/choices-and-freedom/beliefs-and-values/

Communication Between Body and Spirit...A.R. Bernard

The communication between the body and the spirit is through the soul.  --A.R. Bernard (@ARBernard), Spiritual Leader, CEO, Entrepreneur, Life Coach

A Gift That Keeps On Giving...Nona

A sacrificial gift of kindness and forgiveness can only be repaid with service to others.  --Nona 

Give Light...Ella Baker

Give light and people will find the way.  --Ella Baker, Activist and Civil Rights Organizer

True Heroism...Arthur Ashe

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.  

--Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) Professional Tennis Player and Humanitarian

Today is World AIDS Day!  We remember those who have succumbed to this disease and those who valiantly fight on.

Real Friendship...Tahar Ben Jeloun

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl. 
--Tahar Ben Jelloun

Love Isn't Love Till You Give It Away

Love isn't love till you give it away
Love isn't love till it's free
The love in your heart
Wasn't put there to stay
Oh love isn't love till you give it away

--Reba McEntire, Behind The Scenes Album (Mercury 1990)


 
Again this week, instead of our regular Leadership Tuesdays feature, WOMEN AT LIBERTY and Women History Makers-DC, MD, & VA are featuring a special story about international adoptions in celebration of National Adoption Month. To see the inspiring and loving story of Bryson and Emily Vogeltanz, click here.

Leadership Tuesdays will return next week. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays, click here. 


*Picture source:  tophatkat.blogspot.com

Look Within...Denis Waitley

You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective. 

--Denis Waitley

The Wisdom To Know What's Important...Nona

Lord, give us the wisdom to know what's important and then to prioritze those things.  --Nona O.

Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. Proverbs 3: 13-18 (New International Version)

Never Be Defeated...Maya Angelou

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.  --Maya Angelou

You Make The Difference...William James

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.  --William James
 

Do you know someone that has made a difference this week in DC, MD, & VA? Let us know by tweeting us a message at @womenatliberty, posting a message on Women History Makers-DC, MD, & VA, or sending an email to info@womenatliberty.com.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

May your day be blessed with unconditional love, peace and the presence of those who bring you great joy.  And oh yeah, FOOD!!   --Nona O.

A Creative Person Is...Ayn Rand

A creative [person] is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.  --Ayn Rand

A Need To Be Loved...Frank Clark

"A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it."  --Frank A. Clark*

Today, instead of our regular Leadership Tuesdays feature, WOMEN AT LIBERTY and Women History Makers-DC, MD, & VA are featuring a special guest blog by Adoptions Together Agency in celebration of National Adoption Awareness Month.  To read a story of how love and patience will eventually win, see It Takes More Than Love: Adopting A Foster Child. 

Leadership Tuesdays will return next week.  For more information on Leadership Tuesdays, click here. 

*Quote from http://www.1-love-quotes.com/

Advice on Friendship...Socrates

“Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.”  --Socrates

We Are Who We Say We Are...Nona

We must strive so that who we say we are, and the principles we say we hold dear, are one and the same with who we actually are and the things that we do.  --Nona O.

Don't Give Up...Regis Philbin

"You're as good as anybody and you're better than most!" 

--Regis Philbin, TV Host and Personality #RegisFarewell

When Your Voice Is Needed...Soledad O'Brien

There is nothing worse than doing nothing and saying nothing when your voice is needed.  --Soledad O'Brien, Journalist and Author

Thoughts Are Energy...Susan Taylor

Thoughts are energy and you can make or break your world by your thinking. --Susan L. Taylor, Former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Message, Writer, Journalist, and Speaker

To Those Who Dare To Believe...Bruce Barton

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance. ~Bruce Barton

Leadership Tuesdays: Persistence...Estee Lauder

Toughness…is not dependent on being crude or cruel. You can be feminine and tough. I love my femininity – as much as I rely on my toughness. What others call tough, I call persistent.  

--Estee Lauder

Every Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. This week, an article by the principals of  Flynn Heath Holt Leadership (FHHL), Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally, is featured. (click here)  For more information on LeadershipTuesdays, see here