Not being given everything encourages you to create... That was one of the first steps for me learning to invent things.

We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.

Optimistic people bring a sense of hope into the world. Encouraging people bring a new meaning to life. They help you see past the clouds on a glooming day. They bring sunlight every day” ― From my book, Faith, Courage, Wisdom Strength and Hope: Inspirational Poetry That Comes Straight from the Heart

Many articles and books on creativity encourage us to 'think out of the box' and get rid of all the restrictions on our thinking. The trouble with this advice is that it is almost entirely wrong. It is very difficult to be creative when 'anything goes' and you have no limitations, because it is the limitations that actually encourage creativity.

“We don't want to park this plane in a museum. We're losing 1,500 veterans a day in this country. Movies like Pearl Harbor encouraged people to get a better understanding of what our veterans did and to realize that freedom is not free. With each veteran that's passing we lose another story of courage and valor.”

What we need most right now, at this moment, is a kind of patriotic grace - a grace that takes the long view, apprehends the moment we're in, comes up with ways of dealing with it, and eschews the politically cheap and manipulative. That admits affection and respect. That encourages them. That acknowledges that the small things that divide us are not worthy of the moment; that agrees that the things that can be done to ease the stresses we feel as a nation should be encouraged, while those that encourage our cohesion as a nation should be supported.

“At this time, it's probably most useful to encourage that discussion to continue rather than weighing in on every possible proposal.”

“It is wonderful that India was able to step forward with the assistance it did. We certainly are encouraging any progress in the direction of peace,”

“The jury had sent out a note on Friday saying they were deadlocked, but the judge encouraged them to continue trying.”

“The hope is that we'll be encouraging users to upgrade to broadband because a majority of them will be able to get high-speed connections.”