The word of the week is: Ameliorate

Pronunciation: [uh-meel-yuh-reyt]

Definition

verb

1. to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory.

2. improve; meliorate.

Quotes relating to this topic:

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” 
-Ernest Hemingway

“It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!” 
-Robert T. Kiosaki

“Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.”
-Jacob M. Braude

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
-Albert Einstein

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to remind everyone that we should be taking this time to look around us and give thanks to everything we tend to take for granted. Of course we should give thanks everyday for the blesssings in our lives, but this time of year seems to make us a little more aware. So many times we will wish for people to change their ways or refuse to forgive someone for something they did or said to us, but we should really try out hardest to take this time not to critisize, but to recreate ourselves. We cannot change others, we can only mold ourselves into the people we want to be and hope we influence others to do the same. I urge you to continuously work on your weaknesses while focusing on the positives of the people around you and finding ways you can come together and learn from one another.