For most of us, our mother is our first teacher. In my own case, it was my mother who first revealed to me the power of compassion. Since they are especially skilled in nurturing compassion and human values, we need women to take the lead in creating a more compassionate society.

We must nurture positive things. Positive emotions are really a benefit to yourself and others. Warmheartedness and a sense of responsibility clearly have an important role in modern society, in every field. Training can make a difference, so we need to plan a better education.

Warm-heartedness. Even animals appreciate it. If you are motivated by loving kindness, it will be reflected in the happy expression on your face. Real beauty is inner beauty.

We need to learn to manage our emotions and achieve inner peace. Our education should include an understanding of how to achieve peace of mind. Education should teach us how to live properly, how to balance our wish for physical comfort with mental comfort.

Gradually people are beginning to recognize that peace of mind has an important role to play in our day to day lives. Mental afflictions like anger, fear and frustration detract from our good health, so, all seven billion human beings alive today need peace of mind here and now.

Our lives depend on hope. If you have hope, you’ll be able to overcome problems you face. But if you’re without hope, your difficulties will increase. Hope is linked to compassion and loving kindness.

There is time for us to create a better, happier world, but we can’t sit back and expect a miracle. We each have actions we must take, by living our lives meaningfully — helping others whenever we can and making every effort to do them no harm.

NOW: Coyote sighting Leandry Rd/McGill Rd area #Hillsborough #LaMirada Bring your pets in. It seems a large white cat was a victim. We are withholding photo of the cat.

This week's #TBT honors the UCLA Powell Library, an original study spot since 1929. How much time did you spend studying at Powell during finals? UCLA Library #UCLAPowell

The ability to smile seems to be unique to human beings. As social animals we need friends. Friendship is based on trust and trust grows when we show each other genuine affection. If we are honest, truthful and of service to others, we can also feel self-confident

"This has been a very big part of my life & it hasn't gone away for a reason, & I'm, I'm kinda curious now to see just what that's gonna be."-Christopher Jackson (a video on the occasion of Chris' final performance, 2010) (1 week til #InTheHeightsMovie) youtube.com/watch?v=EySJlZ…

NEW COVID-19 Vaccine locations at Ted Watkins Memorial Park, Norwalk Arts & Sports Complex and Commerce Senior Citizens Center. No appointments needed and both the Pfizer and J&J vaccines will be available.

NUEVOS lugres para recibir la vacuna COVID-19 en el Parque de Conmemoración Ted Watkins, el completo artístico y deportivo de Norwalk y centro para adultos mayores de Commerce. No se necesitan citas y estarán disponibles las vacunas Pfizer y J&J.

#BourdainDay 💚

What’s past is past, nothing can change that. But the future can be different if we choose to make it so. We have to cultivate a vision of a happier, more peaceful future and make the effort now to bring it about. This is no time for complacency, hope lies in the action we take.

In order to develop our mind, we must look at a deeper level. Everyone seeks happiness, joyfulness, but from outside—from money, from power, from big car, from big house. Most people never pay much attention to the ultimate source of a happy life, which is inside, not outside.

Anger and aggression sometimes seem to be protective because they bring energy to bear on a particular situation, but what needs to be acknowledged is that that energy is blind. It takes a calm mind to be able to consider things from different angles and points of view.

Times change and reality changes. In the past, social customs and cultural tradition may have held women back, but modern times favor equality and education has brought equality of opportunity. Now is the time to change our old ways of thinking—gender, color, no difference.