Time Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. (John Lennon, late British musician) Sometimes we’re so busy planning for or anticipating the future that we pay too little attention to what’s happening around us right now. At other times, we’re in a...
Justice Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns. (Plato, Greek philosopher) The term “social justice” is bandied around so much today. But, do we really know what it should mean? Although Plato’s comment is probably not...
Choices Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose. (Wayne Dyer, self-help author) Dyer says, “With everything that has happened to you, you can feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift.”...
Winning Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. (Winston Churchill, World War II British prime minister) Every athlete or team that has won a championship can attest to Churchill’s statement. A year after a championship...
Facts/Truth Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. (John Adams, 2nd U.S. president) A lot of people today would do well to hear and understand...
Be Careful Prevention is better than recovery. (Stonestreet and Kunkle, authors) Author Josh McDowell illustrated the principle this way, “I’d rather put a fence at the top of the cliff than an ambulance at the bottom.” Seat belts, bike helmets, warning lights, and...
Tenacity The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, the one comes from a strong will the other comes from a strong won't. (Henry Ward Beecher, 19th century social reformer) Perseverance is an admirable quality. We respect people who stay with a tough...
Image I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. (Margaret Chase Smith, late U.S. senator) We are often not able to control our environment or circumstances. “Things happen,” as they say, and we must deal with them the best we can. As...
Silence Silence and smile are two powerful tools. Smile is the way to “solve” many problems and silence is the way to “avoid” many problems. (Betsy Shuttleworth, exercise guru) Did you know that "smiles" is the longest word in the dictionary? There's a mile between...
Aim Ahead A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. (Wayne Gretzkey, Canadian hockey star) What a great skill to develop! Think of rocket scientists. When they send a rocket into space, they’re not aiming...
Be Wise! There are two kinds of people in the world, those that are wise and those that are otherwise. (Jim Brown, professional athlete) Who are the “otherwise”? It would certainly include the foolish: “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than...
Think! To help thinkers believe and believers think. (Ravi Zacharias, late apologist). This was Zacharias’ life mission, as he tried to help Christians learn how to defend their faith. Today many people are dangerously fervent about a particular philosophy or...