Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. (Muhammad Ali, late boxing champion) In a similar vein, humanitarian Dan O’Deens writes, “Rent is still due if you are still breathing whether life treats you well or not. “ Both Ali and O’Deens are...
A healthy outside starts from the inside. (Robert Urich, late American actor, producer) People give a lot of attention to their physical well-being today. Television ads promote healthful diets, exercise equipment, and dietary supplements—all of which are purported to...
Truth is what is real; it describes how things really are. (Henry Cloud, self-help author) It can sometimes be difficult to see things as they “really are.” How do we confront someone with truth that may be hard for him or her to face. Cloud suggests that truth must...
Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling. (Edna Ferber, 20th century Pulitzer Prize-winning author) Have you begun to feel it yet? It’s three weeks away yet, but all around us the decorations have been put up and the stores are offering all kinds of Christmas clothes,...
It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts. (Ella Fitzgerald, late jazz singer) Ella Fitzgerald was sometimes called “The First Lady of Jazz.” Regardless of her background, she knew what she wanted to achieve, and she reached the heights in her...
Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. (paraphrase of Robert Louis Stevenson) We are eager to see the results of our efforts. But, we don’t always see the fruit of our work right away. The harvest rewards the farmer for his diligent...
Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do. (Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige, considered by some to be the best pitcher in baseball history) When you consider the odds stacked against Satchel Paige, you marvel at his...