Amplifying the Positive!
Let’s shine a light on all the goodness around Barry-Wehmiller! Each week, you’ll see stories of BW companies, teams or individuals stepping in to make a difference during these stressful and uncertain times, and inspiration to keep you motivated.
If you have a story to share, send it to mary.rudder@barry-wehmiller.com.
BW Announces Major Leadership Changes
In late August, Kyle Chapman was named President of Barry-Wehmiller, joining his father CEO Bob Chapman in a senior leader role…
$205,000 Awarded Through the Marjorie E. Chapman Memorial Scholarship Fund
Twenty-two dependents of BW team members, representing 12 divisions of Barry-Wehmiller Group, Inc. and subsidiaries and their affiliates across the US and…
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BW Papersytems Locations in Southern Wisconsin Recognize Team Members
In September, the BW Papersystems Southern WI leadership team celebrated team members’ hard work and dedication over the past months by…
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Acquisition No. 113! Machine Solutions Acquires Crescent Design Inc.
Crescent Design, headquartered in San Diego, CA (USA), designs and manufactures hydraulic burst leak test equipment, accessories and auxiliary equipment used…
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Forbes Says Barry-Wehmiller’s “people-centric operating philosophy pays huge dividends in performance”
An article in Forbes this week featuring an interview with Bob Chapman highlights the value of our culture and the success of our…
Design Group Helping to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
In Spring 2020, when pharmaceutical company Sanofi entered the race for a COVID-19 vaccine under Operation Warp Speed, Design Group was…
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BW Papersystems’ Onsite and Remote Teams Collaborate on Latin American Sheeter Project
In May, a new eCon sheeter was scheduled for installation at BWP customer Ibratec’s facility in Sau Paulo, Brazil. To ensure…
CEO Bob Chapman Connects Virtually with Global Teams
With travel restricted due to COVID-19, CEO Bob Chapman began holding Virtual Listening Sessions with team members across the globe to stay connected…
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Acquisition No. 111! Baldwin Acquires UV Pioneer Western Quartz Products
In June, Baldwin Technology expanded its reach in global ultraviolet lamp markets by acquiring certain assets of Western Quartz. Baldwin CEO…
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Acquisition No. 112! Eberl Claims and U.S. Adjusting Services Join Together
In July, Eberl Claims Service and U.S. Adjusting Services announced the combining of their business operations to offer unified claims solutions for the insurance industry. Together, the companies…
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BW Volunteer Translators Devote Many Hours to COVID-19 Communication Efforts
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of dedicated BW team members have been working behind the scenes with BW’s Communications Team to make sure team…
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BW Papersystems Recognizes Sue Nessman with Head, Heart & Hands Award Via Virtual Ceremony
A global BWP team awarded Sue Nessman, a project manager in BWP’s Phillips, Wisconsin (US) facility, the H3 award recently. “Some people bring…
Neither Pandemic Nor Flood Will Keep BW’s M.O.S.T. From Giving the Most
In the midst of all the extra work needed to make return-to-site adjustments to the multiple properties at BW’s corporate headquarters in St. Louis, BW’s Maintenance…
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BW Papersystems’ Team Keeps California Produce Properly Packaged
When it is time to harvest and pack fruit, produce growers throughout central California and beyond need the appropriate packaging to…
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MSI Celebrates Team Members Who Remained Onsite
Who doesn’t like to eat, right? To accommodate proper social distancing at their facilities, many MSI team members in Flagstaff, Arizona…
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BW Papersystems‘ Frankfurt Service Team Deserves a Shout Out
In the last issue of oneBW, the story about BW Papersystems’ Jordi Tomas contained an error. The service team that facilitated…
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Design Group’s Jessica Garvin helps prepare for safe return to offices
Jessica Garvin, Design Group CPD Generalist in their Atlanta, Georgia (USA) office, has been working closely with local and Head Office…
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BW Papersystems-Hunt Valley team members flex to keep the business moving forward
At BWP’s plant near Baltimore, Maryland (USA), many team members jumped to other shifts to support social distancing measures and keeping…
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Synerlink Leads Collaborative Effort with Accraply and Other Packaging Suppliers
At its plant in Corbeil, France, near Paris, Synerlink coordinated efforts among a group of suppliers to fill and overwrap hand…
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BWP’s Lincoln Zhang Keeps China Operations Running Amidst Outbreak
As China battled the COVID-19 outbreak, Lincoln Zhang, BW Papersystems Assistant General Manager at the facility in Dongguan, China, stepped up and battled theCOVID-related challenges of theoperations there…
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BW Papersystems-Europe Field Service Engineer Jordi Tomas Makes Emergency Visit
SAICA, a customer of BW Papersystems, is one of the largest European players in the development and production of recycled paper for corrugated cardboard. On…
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Design Group Team Remains Focused on Mark Anthony Brewing Project
Since early March, a team of Design Group professionals have been navigating COVID-related challenges to “fast track” a capacity expansion project…
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Grace Chen Leans in to Help BW-Papersystems-Asia
When finance leader Water Chen departed the organization in April, Grace Chen, a member of BW-Papersystems Supply Chain team, switched gears and temporarily…
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Accraply’s Gavin Biriny & Team Support UK’s National Health Service
With 60% of its UK-based team on “lockdown” and working from home, Accraply’s two factory teams continue to build and ship…
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PCMC’s Virtual Machine Audits Helps Customers Meet Demand
During this COVID-19 crisis, some essential manufacturers trying to meet increased demand for their products are doing so by bringing older machines…
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PCMC-Plymouth (UK) Repairs Competitor’s Machine to Support British National Health Service
During the COVID-19 crisis, Brad Rogers, a Process Engineer for Design Group in Modesto, California (US), has continuously supported a global…
PCMC-Plymouth (UK) Repairs Competitor’s Machine to Support British National Health Service
Recently a PCMC-UK customer producing anti-bacterial wipes and hand sanitizers for the British NHS experienced a problem with a cutting blade on one…
BW Frontline Hero Also Serves as Frontline Healthcare Hero
Christiaan Kot is an assembler for BW Flexible Systems/Symach in their Terneuzen, Netherlands facility. He is also a member of the volunteer fire brigade…
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From Brazil to China, BW Papersystems Field Service Continues to Deliver!
Recently, a customer in Brazil called BWP’s After Hours Hotline on a Saturday for help with a drive issue on a…
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Peggy Schempf of BW Flexible Systems-Minneapolis Uses Lunch Break to Volunteer
As many community service programs have suffered dramatically from a loss of volunteer support, BWFS-Minneapolis (USA) Upgrades Sales Coordinator Peggy Schempf stepped…
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Talented Team Members Produce Face Coverings
To help protect the health of their fellow team members and our business, several team members across the organization recently produced…
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Pneumatic Scale Angelus Field Service Tech Supports New Coca-Cola Facility
Mark Kovi, a Pneumatic Scale Angelus Field Service Technical Specialist based in Akron, Ohio (USA), has shown remarkable dedication to an…
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BW Papersystems Innovates New Webinar Training While Fulfilling Russian Customer’s Needs
When COVID-19 meant the BWP team would not be able to do onsite corrugator process training for their customer in the…
DG Professionals to the Rescue!
Recently a Design Group client’s dry pasta facility was shut down as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak causing their palletizer…
From Field Service Engineer to Online Educator!
For 25 years, Paolo Corazza has been a field service engineer on the Padova (Italy) Service Team of BW Flexible Systems.…
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Machine Solutions Gets Creative with Message of Support to Team Members inside Their Facilities
Headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona (USA), Machine Solutions is a global supplier of process and testing solutions to the medical device industry.…
Schib/BW Flexible Systems Provides Packaging Equipment for Facemask Production
Schib, which manufactures automatic packaging lines and flow wrapper packaging solutions as part of BW Flexible Systems, is in Monte de…
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PSA-Clearwater Impresses Pharmaceutical Giant Merck with Virtual FAT
When travel restrictions made an onsite factory acceptance test (FAT) impossible, the CARR Centritech centrifuge team of Pneumatic Scale Angelus in…
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Design Group Engineer Adapts to Support Client’s Ever-Changing Needs
Melissa Heskett, a Design Group Project Engineer from the St. Louis office, has been providing both onsite and remote support to…
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BWP Customer in Netherlands Grateful to Service Tech Jürgen Lorkowski
A customer in the Netherlands called the BW Papersystems Hamburg, Germany Helpdesk hotline on Good Friday, reporting noise and vibrations at…
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Design Group-Atlanta Plays Critical Role in Stopping the Spread of Coronavirus
DG Pros listed right to left: Jerry Rodriguez, Roger Bramblett, Jerry Mickle and Michael Kuurstra Design Group-Atlanta serves a Fortune 500 client…
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PSA-Canada Uses Leftover 3D Printer Materials to Fight COVID-19
When educational toy manufacturer InkSmith, of Ontario, Canada, decided to switch gears and manufacture face shields to help healthcare workers stay…
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Synerlink-France Field Service Team Provides Crucial Support to French Grocery Chain
Schreiber Foods Inc. is a global dairy company which produces and distributes natural cheese, processed cheese, cream cheese and yogurt. At…
BW’s Global Supply Chain Teams Become Creative Problem Solvers
As COVID-19 continues to significantly impact and, in some cases, decimate BW’s Transportation, Logistics and Customs (TL&C) providers and their capabilities,…
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PCMC-Green Bay Service Technicians Stay Busy with Writing Project
With field service techs needing to stay home for 14 days after returning from the field in order to keep those…
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BW Papersystems-Baltimore Facilities Leader Channels Inner Green Thumb
When COVID-19 hit, BW Papersystems in Baltimore suspended their plant service, which provided care for plants throughout the facility. No worries,…
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BW Papersystems Sheeter Helps in Production of Medical Gowns and Masks
BW Papersystems recently commissioned one of its sheeters for an Ahlstrom facility in France. Ahlstrom is one of the world’s leading…
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Adieu, Didier Wallart; Bienvenue Dans L’équipe, Dylan LeJolly!
After almost 40 years with the Hema(Synerlink) workshop team in Quimper, France, Didier Wallart retired on March 31st, unable to celebrate…
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Josh Johns, BW C3 Systems Support Specialist, Makes Virtual FAT Happen
When Josh learned late one Friday night that a customer in Japan had to cancel his trip to BW-Integrated Systems in…
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Wife of Senior Assembler Edris Boscolo, BW Flexible Systems-Italy, Sews Masks
Laura, the wife of Edris Boscolo, a 20+-year team member of the Mestrino, Italy BWFS team, is very capable with a…
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BWFS Sales Exec Patrick Gijsel in Netherlands Puts on IT Hat
Patrick Gijsel, Sales Executive at BW Flexible Systems/Symach in Terneuzen, Netherlands has been an invaluable help to the Terneuzen team. Although…
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Ludovic Fieuw, Synerlink-USA Field Service Tech, Moves Installs Forward
Ludovic Fieuw, who lives in Utah (USA), has been working tirelessly to keep business-critical installs moving forward for customers Schreiber and…
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Cindy Blachly, PSA-Akron, Mask-Maker Extraordinaire
When the team at Pneumatic Scale Angelus in Akron, OH (USA) could not locate masks to purchase for team members in…
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Frank Hogan, Sales Exec of BW Integrated Systems-Minneapolis, Offers to Drive RV to Help Customer
The friction feeder recently sent to Frank Hogan for use on sales calls came in handy with a customer needing a…
PSA Field Service Technician Dereck Ayres helps keep milk on the shelves
Dereck Ayres, a Pneumatic Scale Angelus field service specialist based in Akron, OH, stepped up to service a piece of equipment…
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A note of recognition about Steve McClain, IT Network Technician, BW Papersystems-HV, who helped team members transition to working from home:
“The first day of Baltimore Accounting team working from home went fantastic. Steve McClain deserves a medal. He personally visited everyone…
A note of recognition to Jeff Bossaller, Senior C3 Support Analyst, who has helped many team members transition to work-from-home environments:
“…for this extrovert working from home, not being able to do video calls very well or work on extended screens while…
Jake Mages, Field Service Tech, and Accraply are helping to keep hands sanitized
Accraply’s long-standing relationships with some key producers of hand-sanitizers globally has placed them in the midst of the dramatic push to…
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PSA-Canada helps brewery produce hand sanitizer
The team at Pneumatic Scale Angelus in Waterloo, Canada helped a local brewery convert over their still from propane to electric,…
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“We belong to the same situation and the same country.” From Alessandra Galeazzo, Inside Sales–Telemarketer, BW Flexible Systems, in Padua, Italy who has been checking in on customers:
“People are concerned about the situation and the future, they are happy to receive a call from us and that we…
PCMC “gear guys” to the rescue!
When PCMC couldn’t reach a supplier to replace gears for a medical supply customer desperately trying to prevent a machine failure, PCMC’s…
From a customer to Ruthie Shuff, Pneumatic Scale Angelus-Akron sales exec
“We are currently producing 6 days a week to help support the national supply chain for food. These are unprecedented times…
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From the wife of David Goerner, a BW Flexible Systems-Duncan engineer
“I am writing to thank you for the opportunity and flexibility for David to work from home during this very worrisome time. …
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PSA in Waterloo, Canada donates extra N95 masks
Heeding the call for surgical masks, the Pneumatic Scale Angelus team in Waterloo, Canada found an unopened box in their vending…
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Gérard Philippe of PSA/Hema steps in
When a part could not be gotten from a subcontractor that had shut down due to the COVID-19 crisis, assembler Gérard…
From CEO & Chairman Bob Chapman
“It is critical to make the right decisions for our team members, our customers and our communities during these extraordinary times.…
Inspiration
Have an inspirational quote to share? Submit it to From the desk of Bob Chapman and we may post it! According…
BW Coronavirus Update #13
Bob Chapman gives his thirteenth company update to Barry-Wehmiller team members during the COVID-19 pandemic with Kyle Chapman to share the…
BW Coronavirus Update #12
Bob Chapman gives his twelfth company update to Barry-Wehmiller team members during the COVID-19 pandemic with encouraging messages from Kyle Chapman,…
BW Coronavirus Update #11
Bob Chapman gives his eleventh company update to Barry-Wehmiller team members during the COVID-19 pandemic with encouraging messages from many team…
BW Coronavirus Update #10
Bob Chapman gives his tenth company update with an encouraging message from Michael Monarchi, NEW Chief Financial Officer of Barry-Wehmiller. In…
BW Coronavirus Update #9
BW CEO Bob Chapman’s ninth company update to Barry-Wehmiller team members also features Kyle Chapman, interim BW Chief Financial Officer, with…
Simon Sinek’s “A Bit of Optimism” podcast
Internationally bestselling author and speaker Simon Sinek launched a new podcast at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis and invited Bob Chapman to be a…
BW Coronavirus Update #8
Bob Chapman gives his eighth company update to Barry-Wehmiller team members during the COVID-19 pandemic with an encouraging message from Ryan…
Time to Listen to Each Other
With all the turmoil in the world right now, there’s no time like the present to brush up on your listening skills with this week’s blog post featuring BWU professor…
BW Coronavirus Update #7
Bob Chapman gives his seventh company update to Barry-Wehmiller team members during the COVID-19 pandemic with an encouraging message from Sergio…
Heinz Helps America’s Families, With a Little Help from BW Integrated Systems
A Heinz TV commercial about their support of the COVID-19 pandemic shows a BW Integrated Systems denester in use in one of their plants. It…
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BW Coronavirus Update #6
Bob Chapman gives his sixth company update to Barry-Wehmiller team members during the COVID-19 pandemic with an encouraging message from Justin…
Leadership Lesson
Need a little inspiration? Then sit back and listen to Jay Gopinath, Director of theIndia Region for Design Group, who shares his thoughts…
BW Coronavirus Update #5
Here is another update from me about how we are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The video also includes a message…
Time for a Coffee Break
What pairs well with coffee? Recognition, that’s what! Recognition pairs well with anything. In this latest episode of Coffee Conversations, BWU’s new whimsical…
Everybody Matters Podcast: Dealing With Crisis in Business
Enjoy a lively conversation between CEO Bob Chapman and Sara Hannah and Matt Whiat of Chapman & Co. discussing Barry-Wehmiller’s experiences…
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BW Coronavirus Update #4
Watch this COVID-19 update video from CEO Bob Chapman and Frank Eichhorn, President of Winkler+Dünnebier, which provides solutions for the mail and postal…
CEO Bob Chapman and Barry-Wehmiller Featured on local FOX-TV News Station
Bob was interviewed last Wednesday by our local FOX-TV news station. It is an important message of caring and what we…
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CEO Bob Chapman and Barry-Wehmiller Featured on CNBC, an American Business News TV Channel
During a short segment on April 13, Bob briefly talked about how BW is prioritizing the health and welfare of our…
BW Coronavirus Update #3
Watch this COVID-19 update video from CEO Bob Chapman and President of PCMC Stan Blakney to learn more about how PCMC is responding…
The Power of The Pandemic Pause
Watch this COVID-19 update video from CEO Bob Chapman and BW Papersystems Managing Director-Asia Eddie Mun. Eddie Mun’s positive outlook and encouraging…
For Your Coffee Break
What do coffee and communication have in common? They’re the perfect combination in “Coffee Conversations”, a new whimsical and fun video…
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Leading Remotely
NEW for Leaders! Search and register for the BWU Global Roundtable series – short content sessions paired with dialogue on best practices from our…
Listen Like a Leader Connection Sessions
Listen Like a Leader Connection Sessions Schedule: Get Out of the Box on 22-Oct, 8-DecMaster Your Message on 10-NovBuilding a Better Bucket on 19-Nov, 12-JanExercise Your Power…
BW Investing in Learning During COVID-19
As BW’s normal work routine has been disrupted over the past couple of months, the organization has taken advantage of the…
L3
New L3 eLearning Modules Now Available in English!These self-guided, 15-20 minute introductory modules explain “Lean” thinking at Barry-Wehmiler. Check out the L3…
Safety Training
New Safety eLearning Modules available in multiple languages! To complement your appropriate local training in specific safety skills, new modules are…
Working Remotely
For Leaders, search and register for an upcoming Leading Remotely webinar session. MORE SESSIONS RECENTLY ADDED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND!For Team Members and Leaders,…
Wellbeing
Enhance your physical and mental wellbeing through these beginner yoga sessions available in the Physical Wellbeing: Intro to Yoga playlist.Manage stress…
A Little Inspiration
Have an inspirational quote to share? Submit it to From the desk of Bob Chapman and we may post it!
Submitted by Julie Lister
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Submitted by Danny Hendricks
“We don’t talk about winning. We never talk about winning. We talk about playing our best for each other. If every…
Submitted by Lisa Pineda
“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people…
Submitted by Denise Heiligenthal
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”― Jane Goodall
Submitted by Nicole Pargiter
“We look forward to the timeWhen the Power of LoveWill replace the Love of Power.Then will our world knowThe blessings of…
Submitted by Teresa Przybylski
“Develop an ‘attitude of gratitude’. Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.”– Brian Tracy
Submitted by Nicola Pargiter
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People…
Submitted by Dennis Hentschel
“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better”– Abraham Lincoln
Submitted by Bob Chapman
“Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else’s skin. It’s the knowledge…
Submitted by Jacqueline Mansfield
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t changeit, change the way you think about it.”– Mary Engelbreit
Submitted by Pooja Parupalli
“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they…
Submitted by Craig Squires
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”– Sir Winston Churchill
Submitted by Barbara Axmacher
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.”– Bob Marley
Submitted by Michael Haynes
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”– Henry Ford
Submitted by Geri Linck
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look…
Submitted by Chryssy Joski
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so…
Submitted by Lorraine Ramonczuk
“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into…
Submitted by Brent Stewart
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday…
Submitted by Mary Rudder
“This pandemic is turning out to be a grim but vital reminder that we human beings are here on this planet…
Submitted by Sue Price
“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies within us while we live.”– Norman Cousins
Submitted by Mark Fleming
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”– Henry S. Haskins
Submitted by Andres Jaime
“Ggwwrghh, rraarrwhhgwwr, aaararrgwwwh, Urrharhh”– Chewbacca
Submitted by Claudia Whitt
“I believe that through compassion there is beautyThrough love, there is artI believe that we are only free through being kindThat…
Submitted by Bob Chapman
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be…
Submitted by Katie Koester
“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”…
Submitted by Heidi Oelrich
“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you…
Submitted by Korryn Vail
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”– Oprah Winfrey
Submitted by Gigliola Dal Medico
“APRIL is the cruelest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.”– T. S.…
Submitted by Alana Brown
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”– Helen Keller
Submitted by Francis Kohlway
“I don’t know what tomorrow holds but I know who holds tomorrow.” – Author Unknown
Submitted by Sara Img
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” – Franklin…
Submitted by Callie Gulley
“There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers…
Submitted by Emily Harrod
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”– Jimmy Dean…