Attitude Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life… (John Homer Miller, author) Miller continues: “...not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. Circumstances and...
Contentment Contentment flourishes not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. (Jim Brown, pastor) More is never enough. Once we have gained a good job, a nice house filled with the furnishings we want, and good friends—you would think that would be...
Living Carefully An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. (Irv Kupcinet, late American columnist) Thanksgiving celebrations were nearly a week ago. After that scrumptious turkey dinner, did anyone decide it was time to go on a diet, hoping to...
Words No. 2 Wise words are like seeds. The more you scatter them, the more they will grow into infinite gardens of knowledge. (Suzy Kassem, writer and poet) Words are of several kinds: foolish, hurtful, comforting, to name a few. But, once spoken, they cannot be taken...
Words No. 1 It’s no good having the same vocabulary if we’re using different dictionaries. (Quoted by John Stonestreet, commentator) It’s difficult to have a meaningful discussion with someone if you’re using the same words but with different meanings. If they are...
Thanksgiving No. 2 If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. (Frank A. Clark, 19th-20th century congressman) For many people emotions are a constant up-and-down experience. Their feelings are most often...
Thanksgiving No. 1 I am grateful for what I am and have. (Henry David Thoreau, 19th century essayist) Lawrence Welk, the late orchestra director said, “Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.” Life is not always...
Self-control Discipline yourself and others won’t need to. If you lose self-control everything will fail. (John Wooden, Hall-of-Fame coach) Wooden was known, not only for his skills as a basketball player and coach, but for his practical, down-to-earth lessons. He...
Thinking A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. (William James, 19th-20th century psychologist) One of the dangers in talking with, reading after, or watching the news from people you mostly agree with is that...
Leadership Leadership is never just about title or position. It's about trust and influence. (Craig Croeschel, pastor) Some folks are climbing the corporate ladder, hoping to be the CEO or COO. Perhaps they’re dissatisfied with the present leadership, and they just...
Understanding People fear that which they do not understand. (Robert Soto, cross-cultural worker) As a Native American leader, Soto has encountered a lot of misunderstanding—on all sides—and a lot of the resulting fears. The history of the government’s relationships...
Hard Work No. 2 If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger — we need a reawakening of our intention… (Sharon Salzberg, best-selling author) Salzberg continues, “...and a willingness to recommit, to be wholehearted once again.” Each decision we...