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North Platte Canteen – Monroe Journal – Dec 2, 2024
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia December 10, 1941 – North Platte,...
Running Blind – Monroe Journal – Nov 21, 2024
“What would you do if you weren't afraid?” Spencer Johnson November 3, 2002 – Staten Island, New York: Marla Runyan stood at the start of the 33rd New York City Marathon on a chilly Sunday morning. The 33-year-old runner was participating in her first...
Wheelchair Politics – Monroe Journal – Nov 14, 2024
“Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well.” Denis Waitley July 1972 – Harvard University – Boston, Massachusetts: It was a sweltering mid-July day with the temperature...
Chicken Soup – Monroe Journal – Nov 7, 2024
“The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist, the more likely your success.” Jack Canfield 1990 – Santa Barbara,...
World’s Most Inspirational Fisherman – Monroe Journal – Oct 31, 2024
“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.” Langston Hughes March 2006 – Pickwick Lake – Florence, Alabama: Twenty-eight-year-old Clay Dyer made his pro fishing debut...
Hello Darkness – Monroe Journal – Oct 23, 2024
“In the end, it’s not about what you have or what you accomplished. It’s about who you lifted up, who you’ve made better, what you have given back.” Denzel Washington September 1958 –...
Man of the Millennium – Monroe Journal – Oct 17, 2024
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to always try one more time.” Thomas Edison 5:15 p.m. December 9, 1914 – West Orange, New Jersey: The fire started in building 41, which housed the...
Patton’s Prayer – Monroe Journal – Oct 10, 2024
“God does not answer vague prayers. The more specific your prayers are, the more glory God receives.” Mark Batterson December 8, 1944 – The Ardennes Forest – Germany: After three weeks of steady rain, General George Patton...
A Five Mile Fall – October 3, 2024
“Scars are not signs of weakness, they are signs of survival and endurance.” Rodney Winters January 23, 1945 – Neuss, Germany: Fred Gonzales woke early that morning, excited to be flying...
The Voice – Monroe Journal – Sept 26, 2024
“Not only can you overcome your weaknesses, but sometimes they even transform into your greatest strength.” James Earl Jones 1945 – Dixon Rural Agricultural School – Brethren, Michigan: Donald Crouch, the new ninth grade English...
