Lifting Up

Earlier this week I did the monthly shopping trip for our office donation to a local food pantry, which is financed by a collection from employees. A bunch of people throw a dollar or a few dollars in the envelope, and we normally have about $120. So I went to COSTCO and got juice boxes, applesauce cups, peanut butter, jelly, canned tuna, and other kid friendly items since kids are home from school for the summer and not getting breakfast and lunch subsidies. The load was fetched at lunchtime today, and I got to have a minute of sunshine while transferring it from the back of the mini van (with help from my charming group of friends during a short break from our bridge game).

I also decided to post some uplifting quotes. Hope this brings more smiles to some of you, which should already have been starting on this sunny Long Island Friday afternoon.

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up." Mark Twain

"The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." Benjamin Franklin

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet." James Openheim

"It's never too late to have a happy childhood." Berke Breathed