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Little Woman Starts Big War – Monroe Journal – Mar 9, 2023
‘If you want to change the world, pick up your pen.” Martin Luther November 25, 1862 – The White House, Washington, D.C.: Abraham Lincoln wasn’t looking forward to meeting with anti-slavery activist Harriet Beecher Stowe. She had been openly critical in the...
A Giant Leap for Fankind – Monroe Journal – March 2, 2023
“When I got fired on a Saturday morning, I didn’t see it coming. I learned that no matter how devastating it may seem at the time, something good can always come out of it. When one door closes another door opens is a cliché, but it was true for me.” ...
In the Footsteps of Scott – Monroe Journal – Feb 23, 2023
“Have your own dream! It doesn’t have to be big and fancy like walking to the South Pole but have your own damn dream.” Robert Swan January 17, 1912 – South Pole, Antarctica: British explorer Robert Scott stared in disbelief at the flag with a blue...
A Late Bloomer – Monroe Journal – February 16, 2023
“If at first you don’t succeed, you’re normal. Life is tough, but so are you. Keep dancing and dreaming.” Kid President September 1983 – New York City: He had planned to go to the New York City taxi authority and try to get his...
Rocket Fuel in Her Veins – Monroe Journal – Feb 9, 2023
“I think people who end up ‘first’ don't set out to be first. They set out to do something they love, and it just so happens that they are the first to do it.” Condoleezza...
The Peanut Man – Monroe Journal – Feb 2, 2023
“He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world.” George Washington Carver’s epitaph 1916 – Enterprise, Alabama: Anxiety was the order of the day in Enterprise, the county seat...
Pilgrim’s Progress – Monroe Journal – Jan 26, 2023
“Life at times appears to fall apart. But it’s going to be ok. God is whispering to you. That is his voice you hear. Trust him. Allow the creator of the universe to comfort you. If God can make a galaxy, can’t he make good out of your bad and sense out of your...
Hotel Bibles – Monroe Journal – Jan 19, 2023
“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” Frederick Buechner February 1995 – Brisbane, Australia: Berni Dymet stood on the balcony of the...
Don’t Let Them Break Through – Monroe Journal – July 23, 2015
“Never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large, or petty, never give in, except to convictions of honor or good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." Winston Churchill ...
Mickey Mouse – Monroe Journal – Jan 18, 2018
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Walt Disney 1923 – Kansas City, Missouri: Walt applied for a job as a cartoonist at the Kansas City Star newspaper....
