Peace is not an external environment but an internal one. (Quoted by Kary Oberbrunner, motivational speaker and writer) In a world torn with conflict—both personal and global—we often long for the laying down of arms and the end of physical battles. The goal of...
Communion is not something you find, it is something you build; it is not something discovered, it is something forged. (Thom and Joani Schultz, authors) Communion is having things in common that create unity. It might be in a family, a church, a school, or any venue...
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand. Most people listen with the intent to reply. (Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) Did your mother ever ask, “Didn’t you hear what I just said”? The correct answer probably is that...
Work is not, primarily, a thing one does to live, but the thing one lives to do. (Dorothy Sayers, 20th century English writer) Sayers’ comment may seem trite to some, but it strikes at the very purpose of human life. When God created man and woman, he gave them a job...
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. (Socrates, 4th century BC Greek classical philosopher) Those ancient words could well be attributed to an observer of today’s political scene. Gone are the days, apparently, when debaters can be gracious...
Faith makes things possible, not easy. (Church signboard) Everybody has faith in something—religion, hard work, education, a political worldview, and many more options. When someone says, “Keep the faith,” what do they mean? At least, it’s an encouragement to be...
Without the element of uncertainty, even the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying. (J. Paul Getty, late American industrialist) There may not be many of us who could face our uncertainties with the same attitude Getty had. Too...
Too much learning and not enough doing will turn you into an "over motivated underachiever.” (Darren Hardy, author and speaker) Can you really learn too much? The brain is almost limitless in what it can handle, we’re told. But most of us realize that knowledge alone...
No executive has ever suffered because his subordinates were strong and effective. (Peter Drucker, 20th century management consultant) Some leaders tend to hire staff who will affirm all their strategies and decisions without dissent. They are what we call “yes men,”...
There is no limit to the human capacity for self-rationalization. (Chuck Colson, late Christian apologist) Did you ever think that someone is “fooling himself/herself” because he or she refuses to recognize a weakness or they think they are better at some task or...
Happiness is like jam. You can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself. (Inspirational Line) Do you remember what it was like when you were little and tried to make your own peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Not only did you get the peanut butter stuck...
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now. (Zig Ziglar, late motivational speaker) We live in a generation of “me first” and “right now” people. Some of us have not outgrown our behavior as kindergartners when we...