STOP AND THINK - If we fail, then fail at the right stuff—fail trying, not watching. (Bob Goff, best-selling author) Like it or not, failure is a part of life. If you’ve never failed, it may mean you haven’t tried. We must not let failures or the fear of them keep us...
STOP AND THINK - Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things. (Denis Piderot, 18th century French philosopher, art critic, and writer) Some have thought that we live in a generation and culture of mediocrity. That’s probably not entirely true....
STOP AND THINK - Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts. (Daniel Patrick Moynihan, late United States Senator) This significant statement should be remembered in times of heated discussion and debate. We all have opinions that we arrive at...
STOP AND THINK - We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is awaiting us. (Joseph Campbell, American writer and lecturer) Does that mean that we shouldn’t plan? No, Campbell’s statement is an encouragement to think “outside...
We all face choices in life. Some things are easy, while others are hard. Many of the situations we find ourselves in come directly from our choices and sometimes, it’s difficult to take the responsibility. For example, we may choose to eat foods that are unhealthy,...
STOP AND THINK - It is only romance that is blind; love, not all. (Maureen Mullarkey, author) Have you ever said that love is blind? True love according to Mullarkey, however, “is clear-eyed; it has tooth. Love does not blush to admit that among those we are called to...
STOP AND THINK - Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. (Mahatma Gandhi, 20th century nationalist in India) The freedom to make mistakes or to be wrong. Wow, that’s an interesting thought, isn’t it? Gandhi went on to say, “It passes my...
STOP AND THINK - If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm. (Warren Wiersbe, Pastor and author) “What a beautiful rainbow!” we might exclaim when we see that multi-colored arc in the sky. Of course, it’s the result of sunshine breaking through...
STOP AND THINK - A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. (Antoine de Saint Exupery, 20th century French writer) Each day is a new day, isn’t it? We can’t always know what to expect. In that sense, it’s like...