"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others." ~ Plato

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable." ~ Helen Keller

"Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well." ~ Vincent van Gogh

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

"Domestic violence is America's hidden war. And the battleground is in all our homes." ~ Michelle Bussolotti

"Domestic violence is a whole pattern of behavior. There are a whole lot of ways that it impacts the workplace, starting with absenteeism and lost productivity." ~ Laurie Fogelman

POEMS FROM DANIELLE JOY LINHART

NATURE'S TEARS

A dark cloudy day
Cool and bitter
Lightning, then thunder
Mother nature crying out
Did you ever wonder?
About the rain
About the lightning and the thunder
When I see the rainfall
I smell a cleaner earth
A fresher day ahead
Our nature crying
Being used and abused
Stepped on and drove across
Litter and pollution
Cycle of our Mother Earth
So beautiful and yet
I wonder
Is this nature's tears we see?


FROM DEEP WITHIN

So much inside
One thought on top of another
Deep
So deep I can't reach for it
Looking down a long dark hallway with no end
Finding a way to release the past
Many ways
Not knowing where to begin
Dealing with the anger
Feeling with sorrow
Words can't express deep wounds
Can simply talk it out
Even something to write about
I can feel myself sinking farther each day
As I slip away
I can see each memory
As though it were yesterday
All my memories fall deeper than the next
So deep
I can only hope they come up to the surface
To become a reality


WALKING ALONG THE BEACH

As I walk
I see the sand and the ocean
I see an endless peace
A peace
That I long to endure
The waves crashing against the shore
A sound so calming
I just fall into a daze
Beauty of nature
I crave to be a part of
Sitting in the cool sand
Crying out all of my pain
I can see harmony right in front of me
Thinking out all of my frustrations
Walking and feeling the calming of such peace
At the end of my journey
I look back and take one last look
As I see what I left behind
Yesterday's sorrows
On my walk along the beach


Beauty of a Butterfly

Free
So clear with beauty
Fluttering so boldly
Can't help but to see
The feeling
The feeling of being free
Graceful
Colors of many
Brilliant and flawless
Free
Flying by me
Can't help but smile
The feeling of joy for me
The lasting smile
The feeling that goes right through me