There are days that call for encouraging words. Actually I think we should be encouraged and we should encourage others every day. Yesterday I was encouraged by a valued old friend. Someone who may not know he did or know how valued he is. Such is the nature of encouragement. You live your life, you do what you must and do unto others…

Henry Ford said, “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

These have been strange, unprecedented, unpredictable times. And they are not over. We may still be flying into headwinds but given the alternative, we fly onward and upward.

There are other good quotes, appropriate for today, such as:

“You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.” Bob Marley and

“Tough times never last. Tough people do” Robert H. Schuller

If today is tough for you, remember it is for others too. Be an encouragement for them. You will gain strength from sharing and being an Encouragement. Fly into the wind my friends, we will get there!