Thoughts Once you replace your negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start getting positive results. (Willie Nelson, Country music star) It seems like such simple advice, but many have found it’s not all that easy. The news about illnesses, civil disruptions,...
Moving Up Don’t complain about the bottom rungs of the ladder; they helped to get you higher. (Warren Wiersbe, writer) Some people are so enamored with their own position in life that they don't remember how they got there. They’ve forgotten the months and years they...
Leave the Safe Harbor A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for. (John A. Shedd, 19th & 20th century business executive) Safety may be the primary concern when it comes to shipping, but you won’t have much use for the ship if it does not...
Friendship III Life is partly what we make it, and partly what is made by the friends whom we choose. (Tehyi Hsieh, 20th century Chinese author) Most of us don’t live life alone. Even after we’ve flown from the family nest, whether it’s to continue our education, take...
Friendship II I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends. (Walt Whitman, 19th century poet and essayist) Among the great blessings of life are those undeserved gifts of grace, benefits we don’t work for or earn. Like the gifts that God...
Friendship I The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its affections to a few esteemed characters. (Thomas Jefferson, early U.S. statesman) Jefferson’s comment sees friendship as an opportunity to share—to give something rather than...
Purpose You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. (C. S. Lewis, 20th century British author) Life without purpose, goals, or dreams can be drudgery. It is certainly very unproductive. When you're employed, there always seems to be something to...
Confidence A good leader inspires men to have confidence in him, a great leader inspires them to have confidence in themselves. (Eleanor Roosevelt, late U.S. president’s wife) You cannot lead far or well if your followers don’t have confidence in you. In fact, you...
Influence There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along. (Leo Buscaglia, late college professor) Buscaglia describes the waiting people as those “who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life...
Life You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first. (Source unknown) The significant question, however, is “What’s in your cup?” If someone bumps into you while you’re holding a cup of coffee, what spills out? Coffee, of course. When life comes along...
Words When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering (Don Miguel Ruiz, Mexican author) Remember the childhood adage: “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? It wasn’t true, was...
Shortcuts There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going. (Beverly Sills, late opera singer) We’ve all had some misadventures with shortcuts, no doubt. Following a recommended shortcut with your computer sometimes takes you someplace you really don’t want to go. And...