Sisyphus

Found this quote on “Kate Harding’s Shapely Prose” blog for Jan. 9 about Hillary Clinton running for president:
We don’t know what to do with a woman like that. We keep telling her what her place is, and the bitch just won’t listen! It makes a lot of people nervous. It makes me unutterably grateful. I [...]

Courtesy and kindness towards a loved one

I was irritable and somewhat rude twice over the holidays to an older relative.  I feel extremely bad about it.  I’m generally not like that.  I searched on the Internet for some quotes on Courtesy to give my mind some reminders of what it should be doing.  I couldn’t find much that was useful – a [...]

Being ignored

“The best thing you can do is to stop feeling sorry for yourself. Get out of your head and keep your antennae out for opportunities to bring a little humanity into other people’s lives. You’ll feel better, I promise. It’s corny but true that it feels better to give than to receive.”  Career Coach Marty [...]

Fortitude

Fortitude:  “That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble.”  SelfKnowledge.Com
“The virtue of fortitude, or courage, is firmness of spirit, [...]