If I were to say ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.”

Take every experience that you have and ask "God why me? What is Your Word for me?" Draw closer to God each and every day. And away from humanity moment by moment. Rely totally on God and use whatever blessings and provisions He gives you wisely as a servant with their talents and as a steward with their master's possessions. If you take excellent care of yourself on all ways and live a life off technology and the Internet then God will bless you and enrich you with book knowledge and bless you with favor beyond human comprehension. His Divind Favor and Blessings.

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”

Prepare by taking opportunities that others pass up on. Or do not care to pursue. Or spend their time on. Then you will have success beyond magnitude. Because you are authentic and real and have a purpose for writing what you do. And sharing it.

“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.”

Serving others at whatever cost through listening to them without complaint or rebuttal. And always honoring them. And speaking well of them when my family is nit there. And expecting that they do the same for me.

“You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.”

Go for your dreams by turning your dreams into goals. Turning your goals into achievable benchmarks. Turn your benchmarks into habits. And turning to habits into a lifestyle strategy.

“From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.”

Give love. Get love. Give support. Get support. Give a listening ear. Get an understanding person to talk to.

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

Start where you are:

Books- No matter how small or insignificant. Just start with a small goal. Of reading two books on odd days and three on even days. That is it. Those ate your benchmarks. No more. No less. Just those. It adds up over time.

Poetry- Write from the heart something that you will enjoy sharing weekly (writing websites) and that can give you a year or twos worth of postings (blog). Write multiple poems a day but only put up one a day on your blog. Keep that schedule going so that youbhave a large buffer to sustain you and something exciting to write about!

Letters- Write what you are writing from the heart. And grow. And review different things. Including articles. And enjoy going off on tangents. But eventually get back to the main topic. Write multiple posts daily. But also release one a sat. If you are writing a letter with multiple points break it up into smaller letters with one point per letter. And not have the letter be so long that people quit reading. Keep people engaged and coming back for more. ( )

A long and comprehensive of Arthur Ashe's life, on and off the court. I thought I knew a lot about him; I didn't. I thought he won many more championships over more years than he did. So perhaps I knew more about him because of his activism and health issues after he actually retired from tennis. It is pretty well-written, and heavily footnoted, citing many sources and interviews. I did read some of the chapters more cursorily than others. I really enjoyed getting to "know" him better, and especially how his views on becoming involved in political issues and activism evolved. He was like most, or many, of us in that regard--our views change over time as we become more knowledgeable. He is one of the greats. ( )