Getting Along

Words of Encouragement

Just because we are equal

Does not mean we are the same

People only see what they are prepared to see.

We do not have to be twins,

to be brothers.

We do not have to be twins,

to be sisters.

Relax and enjoy

the differences around you.

Don’t find fault with what you don’t understand.

A person cannot be comfortable

without their own approval.

Character is who we are when no one is looking.

E pluribus unum

From many, one.

Be kind

Say thanks

Give credit

Empathize

Read,

listen,

observe.

To listen is to learn

about yourself.

To Listen is to learn

about others.

Don’t be afraid to say;

“Help me understand.”

Don’t be afraid to say;

“What can I do to help?”

Each of us must be

the change we want in the world.

Happiness isn’t over the rainbow,

it is the rainbow.

Always do right,

this will gratify some

and astonish the rest.

Practice

Practice patience

Practice patience

with yourself.

Practice patience

with others.

Practice awareness

Practice awareness

with yourself.

Practice awareness

with others.

Practice makes perfect.

Laugh

Laugh

at yourself.

Laugh

not at others.

Angels can fly

because they take themselves lightly.

As we let our own light shine,

we allow others to do the same.

Share your delight

with the world.

Do the right thing.

what it feels like to be different.

Remember

Pre-judge

Never

Put people in boxes

Never

Lower your standards

Never

hold back compliments.

Don’t

for making relationships work.

Accept responsibility

not the color of their skin.

Judge people by the content of their character

Confused

Everyone sometimes feels,

Left out,

Everyone sometimes feels,

Afraid.

Everyone sometimes feels,

Thinking alone never achieves results,

you must also act.

To yourself

Be true

To your values

Be true

your cultural comfort zone.

Stretch

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Reach out.

Observe.

Ask.

Look for what we share.

“Thank you.”