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October 17 – Mindful Minute
Today, take a minute (or more) and create. When we create something that signifies beauty to us, it feeds our soul. It doesn’t have to be a masterpiece or a novel. A stack of rocks or a single flower in a vase is enough to create a moment of happiness. Art engages all our senses. Leonardi da Vinci said, “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than heard and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” We feel alive when we create even the simplest of art forms. Take just a minute today and create something that makes you feel good.

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Students, remember as you prepare for your college journey that is the time when you can bloom and become your true self.

June 1 - Mindful Minute
Today, take a minute (or more) and think about who you really are. I have always loved this quote by Oscar Wilde. "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." Living authentically and showing the truth of who you are will lead you to the right people and the right outcomes. There is no need to adjust to the specifications of others. Your journey belongs to you.

Students, Don't forget to slow down and enjoy the journey towards your dreams.

May 11 - Mindful Minute
Today, take a minute (or more) and wait. Just slow down. Rumi said, "When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety. If I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me without pain. From this, I understand that what I want also wants me." Don't force an outcome before it is time. Things will happen when they are meant to.

College students, follow your heart. There is no need to compete; you are complete.

April 17 - Mindful Minute
Today, take a minute (or more) to understand that you are just right.You are proceeding through your life at the perfect pace. Don't compare. Don't compete. You are complete.

Students - Be your authentic self!

April 10 - Mindful Minute
Today, take a minute (or more) and think about the real you. Try to remember how you felt as a small child. What is the essence of your true personality - your soul? What if a peacock never showed us his hidden feathers? Wow, what beauty we would miss! Shine with all that you possess. Show everyone your hidden talents. Take possession of your infinite power!

Students, Just a thought!

April 6 - Mindful Minute
Take a minute (or more) to understand your viewpoint of life. Take notice of the different ways of looking at life from the usually skeptical and often fearful Charlie Brown and the always adventurous, all-knowing great philosopher Snoopy!

Students - When you head off to college - make waves - make noise - make changes - make yourself heard - you are the future!

March 24 - Mindful Minute
Today, take a minute or more and think about making waves. Do you often feel like you make waves just by being yourself? It's okay. Some people are just different. There is a reason for that. Don't worry, just be yourself. Being true to your inherent nature is part of the path to understanding and fulfilling your purpose.

College students, these three gifts will come in handy during your college journey.

March 13 - Mindful Minute
Today, take a minute or more and think about three treasures - patience, compassion, and simplicity. Think about how these three traits create happiness.

College students, don't be afraid to get off the sidewalk!

March 7 - Mindful Minute
Today take a minute (or more) to contemplate the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson who said, "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail," or in other words, "Life begins where the sidewalk ends."

Students: With experience comes wisdom. This is your time not only to acquire knowledge but also wisdom.

February 23 - Mindful Minute
Take a minute (or more) and learn something - seek wisdom.
Read a philosophical quote - listen to an older person or a young child. Wisdom surrounds you - knowledge is available everywhere if you pause, look, and listen.