Relationships Relationships — of all kinds — are like sand held in your hand. (Kahlil Jamison, leadership consultant) She says: “Held loosely, with an open hand the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand...
Obedience Understanding can wait; obedience can’t. (Pastor Rick Warren, author) Sometimes we don’t want to follow the boss’s order or a directive we don’t understand. Warren suggests, not only that we should obey right away whether we understand or not, but that...
Forgive Letting go of grudges is not only good for your soul—it’s good for your health. (Heidi Raschke, attorney) We all know how holding grudges affects both us and the person we’re mad at. If we can learn to forgive, getting rid of bitterness, there can be all kinds...
Satisfied Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything. (Iman Ali, actress) No doubt, we’ve all had experience in similar extremes. We can remember those days when there was not enough income to meet the bills....
Doing Our Best If you can do what you do best and be happy, you are further along in life than most people (Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor) Some people never seem to be happy in doing what they’re doing, whether it’s working at a job, studying at school, or...
Purpose History never looks like history when you are living through it. (John W. Gardner, late U.S. cabinet member) Sometimes commentators say that we’re living in historic times. In reality, of course, all times are historic times—some more so than others, perhaps....
Serving Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. (Muhammad Ali, late boxing champion) Ali’s statement may not be a new or unusual philosophical pronouncement. In fact, it’s quite simple and does suggest a sound life principle. We are not...
Patience Waiting is as necessary as planting and fertilizing. (Charles Swindoll, pastor, author) Swindoll writes of the little boy who plants the seed and then nervously digs it up every day to see if it is growing. That’s the impatience of youth, but it’s not unlike...
Others You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. (Harper Lee, author) Author Toni Sorenson put it another way: “Walking a mile in someone else's shoes isn't as much about the walk or the shoes; it's to be able to think like...
Teamwork Many of us are more capable than some of us . . . but none of us is as capable as all of us. (Tom Wilson, professional athlete) Who would know better about teamwork than an athlete? He or she may be a star, but each is dependent on the support of their...
Opportunity If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you will see obstacles. (Wayne Dyer, self-help author) According to Dyer, the mind-set and attitude you bring to a project will play a large part in its success or failure....
Courage Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength. (Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the U.S.) Often when we think about courage, we envision heroes in wartime or those who have helped in times of natural...