Lessons to live by as we begin new era of helping, loving one
another: letter to the editor  Other Voices By Other Voices on
December 24, 2012 at 4:05 AM, updated December 24, 2012 at 4:06
AM  In my rush to get somewhere, there are always things to help
remind me to slow down and thank the people who helped and
inspired me throughout my life. I recognize that I need to be as
inspiring to others as they have been to me.  The older I get,
the more I realize I may be a rock, but I am no island. Life is
about how we all can show gratitude and share in the help and
inspiration of others to reach their goals, their dreams. It
dawned on me that it's only then that we inspire ourselves and
lead a life worth living.  I have eight mottoes or "guide
stones" I acquired from my parents and various people I've come
to respect, which I personally live my life by and help to
inspire me.  1. Never give up and never surrender.  2. Love is
everything. That love is encompassing of care, compassion,
forgiveness, sacrifice and pas