Jennifer M.P. Hess (Jenny, Jen, Jenn)
@jennifermphess.bsky.social
Entrepreneur/Teacher/Mom/Veteran/Philanthropist
“We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.”
— Jane Goodall
— Jane Goodall
October 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.”
— Jane Goodall
— Jane Goodall
“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it.” — Mary Oliver
August 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it.” — Mary Oliver
“Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.”
— Mark Twain
— Mark Twain
July 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.”
— Mark Twain
— Mark Twain
“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”
— Thích Nhất Hạnh
— Thích Nhất Hạnh
July 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”
— Thích Nhất Hạnh
— Thích Nhất Hạnh
“Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it — and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo. “
— Wilma Mankiller
— Wilma Mankiller
July 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it — and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo. “
— Wilma Mankiller
— Wilma Mankiller
“You don’t luck into integrity. You work at it.” — Betty White
June 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“You don’t luck into integrity. You work at it.” — Betty White
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.”
— William Shakespeare
— William Shakespeare
June 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.”
— William Shakespeare
— William Shakespeare
“Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths. “ — Rumi
June 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths. “ — Rumi
“I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs. “
— Frederick Douglass
— Frederick Douglass
June 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
“I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs. “
— Frederick Douglass
— Frederick Douglass
“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it. “ — James Baldwin
June 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it. “ — James Baldwin
“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.”
— Ludwig van Beethoven
— Ludwig van Beethoven
June 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.”
— Ludwig van Beethoven
— Ludwig van Beethoven
“If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else. “
— Toni Morrison
— Toni Morrison
June 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
“If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else. “
— Toni Morrison
— Toni Morrison
“Some of the most thrilling things in life are done on impulse.”
— Syrie James
— Syrie James
June 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Some of the most thrilling things in life are done on impulse.”
— Syrie James
— Syrie James
"Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn't mean they're lost forever."
— Charles Xavier, X-Men: Days of Future Past
— Charles Xavier, X-Men: Days of Future Past
May 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn't mean they're lost forever."
— Charles Xavier, X-Men: Days of Future Past
— Charles Xavier, X-Men: Days of Future Past
"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."
-- Pelé
-- Pelé
April 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."
-- Pelé
-- Pelé
"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."
-- Pelé
-- Pelé
April 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."
-- Pelé
-- Pelé
"There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind."
-- Virginia Woolf
-- Virginia Woolf
April 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind."
-- Virginia Woolf
-- Virginia Woolf
"We all have the duty to do good."
-- Pope Francis
-- Pope Francis
April 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"We all have the duty to do good."
-- Pope Francis
-- Pope Francis
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
— Maya Angelou
— Maya Angelou
April 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
— Maya Angelou
— Maya Angelou
“It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have.” — Fred Rogers
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have.” — Fred Rogers
“What brings us to tears, will lead us to grace. Our pain is never wasted.”
— Bob Goff
— Bob Goff
April 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“What brings us to tears, will lead us to grace. Our pain is never wasted.”
— Bob Goff
— Bob Goff
“Each time you set a healthy boundary, you say yes to more freedom.”
— Nancy Levin
— Nancy Levin
April 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“Each time you set a healthy boundary, you say yes to more freedom.”
— Nancy Levin
— Nancy Levin
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
— Seneca
— Seneca
April 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
— Seneca
— Seneca
“Our preferences do not determine what’s true.” — Carl Sagan
April 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Our preferences do not determine what’s true.” — Carl Sagan