Time “I don’t have time” is the adult version of “The dog ate my homework.” No excuses today! (Quoted by Dustin Speaks, fitness trainer) Don’t we all feel rushed for time in today’s frenetic society? There doesn’t seem to be time to do all the things we want to do or...
Encouragement We rise by lifting others. (Robert Ingersoll, 19th century Civil War veteran, orator) Imagine trying to help someone up a ladder. You’re one step above him, and when you pull him up, you need to go up another step to help him rise higher. Maybe that’s a...
Humility, Part Two If each of us hires people that are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. (David Ogilvy, Advertising Genius) Imagine what a company would be like in terms of initiative, creativity, and growth if there were no superior or...
Humility, Part One Admitting the limits of your knowledge and the possibility of error makes you a better scholar (and into a better person). (Eddie Clark, law professor) The further you go in your education or career, the more tempting it is to take a certain amount...
A Debt to Pay Never was so much owed by so many to so few. (Winston Churchill, World War II statesman) Churchill spoke these words at the conclusion of the war to pay tribute to the many who sacrificed to bring peace to a war-torn world. We must never forget the price...
Education The roots of education can be bitter, but the fruits are surely sweet. (Aristotle, ancient Greek philosopher) Much is said about improving education in our country. We seem to be behind some other areas of the world when it comes to science and mathematics....
Books The difference between a good book and a bad book is that a good book takes you deeper into life and a bad book distracts you from life. (Rosalie de Rosset, author) King Solomon wrote that there is no end to the making of books (Eccl. 12:12), and every book...
The Right Person Stop waiting for the right person to come into your life. Start becoming the right person. (Dave Pacheco, pastor) In thinking about marriage, young adults often create the perfect mate in their minds: “Mr.” or "Miss Right.” A good marriage counselor...
Opinions, Part Two "But, what WILL people say?" This sentence has killed more dreams than anything else in the world. (Joyce Simkins Andrew, teacher) Andrew continues, “What if other people's opinion didn’t determine your life, your future and your children's future?“...
Opinions, Part One You can’t reason someone out of something they were never reasoned into. (Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels) In a day when everyone seems to have an opinion on just about any subject you might discuss, it’s very difficult to dialogue with...
Teamwork If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. (African proverb) Impatience may be the unspecified disease of modern society. We want what we want right now! We often say, “I can’t wait for . . .” when something exciting lies in the...
Labor A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between. . . . his labor and his leisure . . . and [He] leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both. (Excerpts from Francois-Rene...