"ALWAYS LEAVE THINGS CLEANER THAN YOU FIND THEM" Immer hinterlasse die Dinge sauberer, als du sie vorgefunden hast. 🧡 Today I'm grateful for my dear German mom . This simple phrase still rings in my head from childhood that she taught me : "Leave things cleaner than you find them." Now it runs subconsciously—wiping counters, picking up stray napkins, straightening chairs for the next person. ( What childhood phrase run through your mind ? ~ do any need embracing or replacing ?) My parents have been in heaven over 30 years. We almost all died together in a car accident when I was five, so gratitude runs deep. They left us early, but left us with so much. Mom focused on the "without"—physical spaces, kindness to strangers. Dad left people feeling spiritually cleaner—the "within." Together they showed me: we can clean a room AND cleanse a spirit. It's all connected. So here's my question: How do you practice taking care of spaces around you (the "without") AND the energy within you and others (the "within")? 👇 💛 A German proverb captures this same spirit: 🇺🇸 "Let each sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean." – Goethe 🇩🇪 "Jeder kehre vor seiner eigenen Tür, dann ist die ganze Welt sauber." – Goethe When we tend our own corner—inside and out—the whole world gets brighter. 🌍✨ And finally: 🇺🇸 "May we leave signs of Jesus' kindness, truth & grace in every place and on every face!" ~ love't*ruth 🇩🇪 "Mögen wir überall, wo wir sind und auf jedem Gesicht, das wir treffen, Spuren von Jesu Freundlichkeit, Wahrheit und Gnade hinterlassen!" ~ love't*ruth From our parents to old German wisdom to the greatest example—may we leave every place and every person cleaner, lighter, and more loved. 🙏✨ Got a story to share or a GERMAN PHRASE you have learned or from YOUR mother tongue ? @Emma Fábryová @Hamza Glam @Kai Cerar @Kelly Miller

CELEBRATING YOUR NEW LAUNCH KAI with some FUN League of laughing LANGUAGE LEARNERS .. lolololol LOL !! Learning CAN & SHOULD BE FUN !! ( share your jokes & puns in reply y'all !!) 🇩🇪 German Joke: Kann ein Känguru höher als eine Burg springen? Ja! Weil eine Burg nicht springen kann. 🇺🇸 Translation: Can a kangaroo jump higher than a castle? Yes! Because a castle can’t jump. 🇩🇪 German Castle Quote: „Wenn du eine Burg in den Wolken gebaut hast, musst du nicht verloren sein. Das ist, wo sie hingehören. Jetzt baue die Fundamente darunter.“ – Henry David Thoreau 🇺🇸 Translation: "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." 🇺🇸 English Castle Quote: “A man’s home is his castle.” – English Proverb 🇩🇪 Translation: „Das Haus eines Mannes ist seine Burg.“ 🇺🇸 English Castle Joke: Why don’t castles need WiFi? Because they have plenty of knight-time browsing! 🇩🇪 Translation: Warum brauchen Burgen kein WiFi? Weil sie reichlich Ritter-zeit zum Surfen haben! @Kai Cerar

Quotes are more than words — they're the seeds of our mindset. Plant good ones, grow a joyful life. 🌱✨ I’ve spent years swapping out old quotes for new, finding uplifting ones to live by… and I’ve made up plenty of my own, too! Anyone else? Let’s share and lift each other up with UP WORDS! 💬📈 ( and then share it in the LANGUAGE WE ARE LEARNING too for extra credit , PRACTICE & FUN !) Here’s a little German wisdom to BRITEN your day: 🇩🇪 “Die Sonnenuhr zählt nur die heiteren Stunden.” 🇬🇧 “The sundial counts only the sunny hours.” ☀️⏳ ( may we do the same ) 🇩🇪 “Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund.” 🇬🇧 “The morning hour has gold in its mouth.” ⏰✨ MORNING HOURS ARE GOLDEN (This one is esp embedded in my heart from my dear, departed Mama—and likely from my Oma before her. Both were heroes who helped others through the darkest times. Sunny thoughts and trusting joy to come in the morning truly are vital.) 🇩🇪 “Jeder Tag ist eine neue Seite in deinem Buch. Schreib sie mit Freude.” 🇬🇧 “Every day is a new page in your book. Write it with joy.” 📖🖊️ 🇺🇸ENERGY FLOWS WHERE OUR FOCUS GOES 🇩🇪Energie fließt dorthin, wo wir unsere Aufmerksamkeit lenken. I have a communtiy that is ALL ABOUT UP WORDS & JOY and if anyone needs enCOURAGEment or prayers DM me ! BLESS YOU @Kai Cerar Next month the THEME will be A LOVING WELL 21 QUEST ❣️ (we must practice loving ourselves WELL in healthy ways & WORDS ~ so we can love others WELL ) AT least that is WHAT I THINK .. WHAT DO YOU THINK ? 🇩🇪Zumindest denke ich das... Was denkst du? @Emma Fábryová @Lisa Vanderveen @Kelly Miller @Danielle Wright @.A. .A. @Benjamin Ross @Chip Jr. @Clarity First @Gabriela G. @Nicki Palmer @Savanna Barlow @Uotani Arisa @Vasi Smith @Vic Rosenbalm @Wally Shaykhoun GOT A QUOTE TO SHARE ?

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