Art Beat: keeping together

The holidays aren't easy for everyone. Anything can happen, which is why it's important to hold onto the people in our lives that matter most and let go of things we cannot change.

We may not always see eye to eye with our friends and family, but every day is an opportunity to reconnect with those you haven't spoken to in a long time.

In the spirit of coming together, here are some quotes to finish up the year with.

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."

– Henry Ford

"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?"

– Bob Hope

"Christmas is a day that holds all time together."

– Alexander Smith

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

– Helen Keller

"Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.

– Charles M. Schulz

6. Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together."

–James Cash Penney

"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality."

– John Lennon

"If one suffers we all suffer. Togetherness is strength. Courage."

– Jean-Bertrand Aristide

"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love."

– Hamilton Wright Mabie

" It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.

– Agnes M. Pharo

"Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you’re giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism."

– Caroline Kennedy

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

- Charles Dickens

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together."

– Garrison Keillor