Life lessons can come from the daily task of reading for class

"For all that has been,
Thanks;
for all that shall be,
Yes."
--Dag Hammarskjold, in Radical Gratitude by Mary Jo Leddy

"If one can no longer believe that things will be better and better, then maybe it is still possible to believe that there can be more and more for more and more people--if we just work hard enough and think smart enough. This consumerism has become the materialistic contortion of the modern secular version of meaning. Consumer confidence has become the new economic indicator of hope... In the imperitive of more, the economically generated dissatisfaction of consumerism is combined with the inherent dissatisfaction of the myth of progress in a potent mix. Is it any wonder that we find it difficult to be grateful in a more than intermittent way?"
--Mary Jo Leddy, Radical Gratitude

"The modern loss of faith in the last judgment ultimately results in a loss of belief in the consequences of one's actions and words, in the consequences of one's life...The tragedy is that if we do not think that our actions may have consequences for the worse, then neither will we be convinced that they will make any difference for the better."
--Mary Jo Leddy, Radical Gratitude