Anger Anger, resentment, and jealousy [don’t] change the heart of others – [they] only change yours. (Shannon L. Alder, author) Sometimes when we’ve been wronged or someone has hurt us badly, it feels so good to get really mad and vent our anger somehow. But that good...
Habits We cling to the familiar and never stop to think... If we keep doing what we've always done, we will keep getting what we've already got. (Henry Ford, auto pioneer) “We’ve always done it that way” is just about the worst possible reason for continuing. Albert...
Equality The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. (Aristotle, 4th century B.C. Greek philosopher) From the U.S. Declaration of Independence more than two centuries ago to today’s loud voices and demonstrations, equality is a much used and...
Destiny We write our own destiny. We become what we do. (Madame Chiang Kai-shek, late Chinese political figure) Making choices through life pretty well determines what we become. Choices result in actions; we make a choice and we move on. The sum of those choices...
Choose Well The choice you make, makes you. (John Wooden, successful basketball coach) Choice and attitude are two of the very few things we can control in life. Whatever the circumstances or environment, we have to make choices, and Wooden argues that those choices...
Doing Good Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. (Robert Louis Stevenson, 19th century Scottish poet) We always appreciate a good harvest. When the tomatoes come in, full and ripe, we are pleased with the number and relish their taste....
What Do We Really Love? The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost. (G. K. Chesterton, late English writer) We do place value on a lot of things, and we probably do have a strong attachment to some—a pet, our close friends, the family Bible. But, do...
Admiration Learn to admire with the desire to acquire. (Source unknown) What is this rhyming ditty all about? Surely, it’s more than coveting someone else's prized possession. More likely, it’s a challenge to pursue the qualities you discover in another person. You...
Make a Difference [People] are willing to follow if given a chance to make a difference. (Sam Ranier, author) It sometimes seems that some leaders are stuck in a rut, offering the same information and challenges they’ve been offering forever. No one is interested in...
Thinking An open mind makes a wide-open future possible. (Anonymous) Some folks are so closed-minded that they can’t even imagine anything different from what they already know for sure. They’re really missing out on opportunities to learn and enjoy new experiences....
Against the Wind Kites rise highest against the wind—not with it! (Winston Churchill, British WW II prime minister) A lot of us have not had much success flying kites. To the contrary, often without much effort some kids have kites of all sizes and shapes soaring high...
You are Blessed! Forget the day’s troubles, remember the day’s blessings. (Source unknown) That’s another “easier said than done” sentiment. Troubles seem to mount more quickly and higher than blessings sometimes. But remembering an old church hymn might help. “When...