Cheryl Strayed’s memoir “Wild” was a runaway hit in more ways than one. It was so tremendously popular that it ended up being made into a film starring Reese Witherspoon. Its narrative followed the author’s decision, after the death of her mother, to run away from her life and marriage and walk the Pacific Crest Trail alone. It was during that trek that, impelled by a desire to leave the difficulties of her past behind and start over anew, she changed her last name. Because it was impossible for her to go on as before, Cheryl strayed, and went on as she never had.

Spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy believed that in order to achieve inner peace, we should accept whatever life throws our way, and practice forgiveness when times are difficult. He taught that through a regular meditation practice, we can cultivate and spread peace and love. He encouraged viewing hurdles as a part of life, and being grateful that those experiences can prepare us for a better future. In this popular quote, Chinmoy suggests that choosing love over judgment, forgiveness over grudges, leads to happiness and serenity. As the quote continues: “Love everything; you will be happiest.”

At the time of Alice Cary’s birth in 1820, her home state of Ohio was at the western frontier of the United States. Her father was a pious farmer, known to recite poetry and hymns while working his land. Alice began writing poems herself at a young age and had her first piece published when she was just 18 years old. At age 30, she moved to New York, writing every day and gradually earning herself a place among the creative luminaries of the time. This quote is from a poem titled “Nobility,” which gives us a glimpse into the writer’s passion for justice and social equity, themes that ran through her work for the entirety of her career. 

Inspirational author Bianca Sparacino reminds us here that letting others know how much we care is both a beautiful and courageous act, and one that can be surprisingly hard to do. Writing for “Thought Catalog,” Sparacino warned that while it’s tempting to avoid making ourselves vulnerable, putting up walls will close us off to the world, while being honest, expressive, and emotionally raw only strengthens the bonds between people. There’s no shame in telling a friend or family member how beloved they are, so seize that opportunity before it passes.

Martha Graham’s 70-year career as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher saw her revolutionize modern dance. The so-called “Graham technique” became a cornerstone of the art form, one that emphasized the inner self of the performers and gave dancers full freedom to display intense and primal emotions — something that classical ballet lacked. Individuality was at the heart of Graham’s personal style and wider choreography. For her, being unique — being different — was something to embrace and celebrate.

The “Reserved Parking Spots” are for those residents who have reasonable accommodations and have been granted a parking spot by the BHA Management. If you have not been assigned a “Reserved Parking Spot” please DO NOT park in one. Illegally parking in a reserved spot causes great inconvenience to those residents who need to have access to “Reserved Parking”

This should be a common sense to most people, however, here is another reminder for the residents of Forrestal Heights to be please be considerate of your fellow neighbors.

Doing the right thing is not that difficult, it just takes the willingness preform an act of kindness.

Thank you

BHA Management

Few writers were more influential during the 19th century than Thomas Carlyle; the Scotsman’s essays, histories, and other works had a profound effect on Victorian literature and beyond. In 1855, four years after Carlyle’s death, Mary Ann Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, wrote that “there has hardly been an English book written for the last ten or twelve years that would not have been different if Carlyle had not lived.” Charles Darwin, meanwhile, called Carlyle “the most worth listening to, of any man I know.” The sheer scope of Carlyle’s literary endeavors — including his three-volume “French Revolution” and his epic six-volume “History of Frederick the Great” — may well have appeared impossible to lesser writers. Carlyle’s love of literature, however, seemingly made no task too great, as he once called the art of writing “the most miraculous of all things man has devised.”