The #SpannintheNeed shares inspirational quotes of the week and day to help motivate individuals or groups in our communities. Sometimes all it takes is a few positive quotes or words of encouragement to immediately turn someone’s day around. Whether its your lifelong best friend or a stranger you pass on the street, taking a moment to deliver a positive message can have a long-lasting effect on the well-being of both individuals.

December 19
The best place to be at Christmas is together!

December 12
Our challenges don’t define us, our actions do. – Michael J. Fox

December 5
Don’t be afraid of new beginnings. Don’t shy away from new people, new energy, new surroundings. Embrace new chances at happiness. – Billy Chapata

November 28
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined. – Henry David Thoreau

November 21
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. – Tom Bodett

November 14
Fall in love with your camera, memories are priceless! – Anonymous.

November 7
The only way to win happiness is to give it. The more we give, the more we have. – Myrtle Reed

October 31
If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives. – Lemony Snicket

October 24
Great things can be achieved, if you don’t care who gets the credit. – Mark Twain

October 17
Never judge a book by its cover.

October 10
You are never too old to set another GOAL or to dream another DREAM. CS Lewis

October 3
We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.

September 27
All kids need a little help, a little HOPE and somebody who believes in them. – Magic Johnson

September 21
You go this way in life only once, don’t waste the trip.

June 8
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

June 4
The Strongest People aren’t always the one who WIN, but the people who don’t give up when they lose!

June 3
Start everyday with a new hope. Leave bad memories behind and have faith for a better tomorrow.

June 2
As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself. – Haruki Murakami

June 1
Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only YOU can stop you.

May 28
Just go with the flow.

May 27
The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.

May 26
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. – Maya Angelou

May 25
Make your own kind of happiness.

May 24
Someone once said, it’s not what you did in the past, but what you can do to correct your life and make the lives around you better in some little way!

May 21
If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember that trees lose their leaves every year and they still stand tall and wait for better days to come.

May 20
It’s like anything in life, visualizing the old man you’re going to become: As long as you have a clear picture of that – the life you want to lead – eventually you’ll probably get there. – Heath Ledger

May 19
I know I can do this.

May 18
I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This Is the only life you’ve got. – Philip Seymour Hoffman

May 17
The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. – Lucille Ball

May 14
My story isn’t pleasant, it’s not sweet and harmonious like the invented stories; it tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves. – Herman Hesse

May 13
A happy life includes finding joy in small things, doing less and observing more.

May 12
Do nice things for people who will never find out it was you!

May 11
Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. – Anne Frank

May 10
We must be the change we wish to see in the world.” Mohandas Gandhi.

May 9
My mother shed her protective love down around me and without knowing why people sensed that I had value. – Maya Angelou

May 5
Be strong, but not rude. Be kind but not weak. Be humble but not timid. Be proud but not arrogant.

May 3
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself! -Thich Nhat Hanh