Let us begin this letter, this prelude to an encounter, formally, as a declaration, in the old-fashioned way: I love you. You do not know me (although you have seen me, smiled at me). I know you (although not so well as I would like. I want to be there when your eyes flutter open in the morning, and you see me, and you smile. Surely this would be paradise enough?). So I do declare myself to you now, with pen set to paper. I declare it again: I love you.

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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. — Henry David Thoreau

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you create your opportunities by asking for them

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Mine was the twilight and the morning. Mine was a world of rooftops and love songs. ― Roman Payne, Rooftop Soliloquy

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In the morning the sunflower blossoms due to the sun's rays. This morning I just wanted to remind you that my heart blossoms with love for you everyday I wake up and it is going to do that forever. _ Sheila Carey

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You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water – Rabindranath Tagore

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In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact. - Les Brown

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Today’s goals: Coffee and kindness. Maybe two coffees, and then kindness. – Nanea Hoffman

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This kingdom of God life is not a matter of waking up each morning with a list of chores or an agenda to be tended to, left on our bedside table by the Holy Spirit for us while we slept. We wake up already immersed in a large story of creation and covenant, of Israel and Jesus, the story of Jesus and the stories that Jesus told. We let ourselves be formed by these formative stories, and especially as we listen to the stories that Jesus tells, get a feel for the way he does it, the way he talks, the way he treats people, the Jesus way.

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Opportunities don’t happen. You create them. ― Chris Grosser

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