Justice It is inconceivable that we can be bored in a world with so much wrong to tackle, so much ignorance to teach and so much misery we could alleviate. (William Wilberforce, 18th-19th century English political leader) Wilberforce was perhaps the strongest...
Listening to Your Conscience Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience. (George Washington, 1st president of the United States) One of the concerns of people who say that “things aren’t like they used to be,” is an...
Paying Attention Attentiveness is showing the worth of a person by giving sincere attention to his words. (Bill Gothard, writer and speaker) Have you ever been in a conversation with someone, when you suddenly realized you were no longer paying attention? Such an...
True Friends A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else. Len Wein, comic book writer and editor) Sometimes when we are alone and in trouble, it’s not convenient for a friend to come alongside to assist. A true friend, however, will make...
Contentment The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. (William Arthur Ward, 20th century American inspirational writer) It’s curious, isn’t it, how differently people respond to a common event? As Ward...
Disappointment Disappointment is nothing but a premature conclusion, causing you to stop reading before the story's end. (Ann Spangler, writer) Have you ever been interrupted while reading a book and never were able to get back to it? Didn’t it leave you with an empty...
Cynicism Cynicism has never won a war, or cured disease, or started a business, or fed a young mind, or sent men into space. Cynicism is a choice. (Barack Obama, 44th U.S. president) Not many people would admit to being a cynic. A cynic is defined as “a faultfinding...
Leaving Our Legacies A legacy is not leaving something FOR people. It is leaving something IN people, thus leaving them better than you found them.” (Dawn Naylor, school administrator) We often think of legacies in terms of inheritances—the estate that is left to...
Success and Humility I don't want to be successful; I want to be useful. (quoted by Danny Wright, pastor) Wright continues: “And to be useful, I need to be humble. There are many people who are too strong to be useful, but there is no one too weak to be useful.”...
Happily-Ever-After It is only possible to live happily-ever-after on a day-to-day basis. (Margaret Bonnano, science fiction writer) Tales that usually begin with “Once upon a time…” often end with “… live happily-ever-after.” And we wish it were so. If we could read...
Love Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. (Mother Teresa) At sometime in life, almost everyone probably wishes he or she could do something spectacular—something that would bring great benefit to the world (and great fame to...
Learning from Mistakes Mistakes give you more information so you can get it right the next time. Don't fear them, just learn from them. (Keith Minier, minister) Most people don’t like to make mistakes. In fact, some people won’t even act or speak because they are...