Treasures of My Mind: Book of Quotations Volume Iii

By Keith C. Simmonds PhD

This book gives the reader an opportunity to pause, reflect and capture the high/low or in between moments of his or her life, whether it’s about love, family, friends, marriage, social relationships, careers, to name a few aspects of life. I’ve tried primarily to rely on my own understanding of life, but I don’t stop there. I’ve benefitted from sharing in the joys, sadness and anxieties of many ordinary human beings whom I’ve met in my capacity as parent, teacher, professor, Sunday school teacher and community worker.

Many years of active engagement in these capacities have provided me with many insights about life, and as an educator, I’ve taken time out to reflect on the implications obtained from other people’s life experiences, as well as mine. I’m a better person, because of invited engagement in discussions pertaining to the life experiences of others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669849919

Keith C. Simmonds PhD

Keith C. Simmonds has a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and teaches at Florida A&M University. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. He’s a proud native of the Caribbean island-state of St. Kitts and Nevis. Teaching, research, and political analysis are the core of the author’s academic interests. He enjoys international travel, which enriches his understanding of the human condition. Dr. Simmonds can be reached at [e-mail].

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Rev. date: 10/06/2022

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Contents

Foreword

Inspiration

Secrets to Happy Living

Life

Politics

Culture

Religion and Culture

Women

Gender Views on Marriage

Self-reflection

The Vulnerable Among Us

Knowledge and Understanding

Rising Generation

Transitioning

Final Refreshers

Foreword

Several themes in our life experiences govern our daily behavior. They create the energy that causes us to be positive or negative about occurrences in our lives, happy or sad, angry or tolerant of the circumstances in which we find ourselves. But at the end of the day most of us simply wish to feel hopeful, inspired and uplifted in our sojourn through this experience called life.

This book, the third in a three part series wishes to invite its readers to hold hands with me and walk through the clouds, sunshine, rain, heat, cold of the day and say, no matter what the circumstance I’ll remain hopeful, inspired and uplifted. May my family members, friends and well-wishers, to whom I dedicate this