#451: *QUOTE* SPOTLIGHT

#451: Quote Share

from the community

Jan 6, 2026

A Backbeat of Community

I wanted to kick off 2026 by sharing a few quotes from our Spotlights from last year. Looking back on these thoughtful reflections from our community is always a burst of inspiration for me. Wishing you all a healthy new year ahead, filled with many moments of wonder and joy.

- Amanda

Full Spotlight Library: http://www.cvcommunityforchange.org/spotlights

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"The panorama of the Oklahoman landscape was a painting come to life, and with it came a nonstop breeze that was refreshing on a warm spring day. It is in a moment like that, when you see everything from afar, that life appears quite simple."

- Alex Arfin

"Lyrically, it reminds me that the universe can be found in simplicity, in how time and water flow through both difficult and beautiful moments and joy can be our raft."

- Susan Estes

"One of the lies our generation has been sold is that every day should be a “fun” day. And that’s just not possible. But every day can be fun (enjoyable in the moment) - or productive (enjoyable at a later time) if we learn from them and apply the lessons we absorb both in the moment and on a future day. That is truly possible."

- Emerson Pickens

 "I know where kids play soccer on Sunday mornings, where parents wait at the base of snowy hills to catch their toddlers on sleds, where couples lay their picnic blankets and where people perch with books on benches seeking solace from the hustle bustle of life.  It is this familiarity, this detail I’ve come to notice and know, that has very unexpectedly made me feel at home."

- Christina Posa

"More than anything, it made me aware that language, at its heart, is simply a way of saying I see you, I’m listening, and I want to understand you."

- Tristan Bruzzese