"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."  

                                                                                          ~Franklin D. Roosevelt     

I read "tough" to mean "strong." And just as a truly strong nation is kind and caring, so are people.

May we model loving kindness for all children to see and cultivate a culture of peace.  

For a healthy future, with hope,
Charlene

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COMPASSION: May you be gentle with yourself and others. (from The Twelve Gifts of Birth)

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Charlene Costanzo is the author of  The Twelve Gifts series of books:
The Twelve Gifts of Birth
The Twelve Gifts for Healing
The Twelve Gifts in Marriage
The Thirteenth Gift 
Touchstones: Stories for Living The Twelve Gifts 

July 6, 2014

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