“Sometimes small successes are just as important as small defeats.”

Maybe I expected you to be something that you were just never going to be.

You make me feel like a teenager in love again.

Reveal every detail of how you feel to them with eyes wide open.

You don’t have to do any more than the bare minimum today.

If your dreams fade over time maybe all they need is to evolve.

Today I let the intrusive thoughts in, so that I may live a better tomorrow.

A part of you lives within me so that I never feel too far from home.

Choosing to take a break doesn’t mean you have failed.

If this is all the energy I have then I reserving it for myself.

I am searching for a love that is just a little old – fashioned.

In a world that glorifies being tough choose to be soft.

I was broken when you left but I’d be equally broken if you stayed.

I am sorry for all that I have put you through my dearest heart.

Stop chasing dreams that are made for someone else.

Take your time I’ll still be here whenever you need me.

I may not speak loudly but my dear that is why I write.

Among top grandmasters the Dutch is a rare defense, which is good reason to play it! It has not been studied very deeply by many opponents, and theory, based on a small number of ‘reliable’ games, must be rather unreliable.

Do Something Small But Useful Now.

Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.

Life will defend itself no matter how small it is.

There are things about growing up in a small town that you can’t necessarily quantify.

Our old belief system drags us back into the familiar. It is hard to overcome and we often experience small setbacks. This is the time to go back and look at your goals. Read your goal statement repeatedly and remind yourself of what you want and why.

Bing Crosby and I play a lot of golf together and I have a small course at my place where we often play for side stakes.

The task for each of us, White and of color, is to identify what our own sphere of influence is (however large or small) and to consider how it might be used to interrupt the cycle of racism.