STOP AND THINK - Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. (Abraham Lincoln) An interesting analogy. A tree cannot escape its shadow; whatever direction the light comes from, it casts a...
STOP AND THINK - Many a man’s reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. (Elbert Hubbard, 19th-20th century American writer and philosopher) If Hubbard is right, what an indictment it is upon mankind! Is it possible that our behavior makes...
GOD OF HOPE - Your character & integrity as a leader are much more important to the people who work for you than how much you pay them. (Mike Lee, American pastor) Even in a society where money seems to rule and many people are primarily concerned about how much...
GOD OF HOPE - Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just having money or things. (Chinese fortune cookie). When you think of prosperity, you undoubtedly picture luxurious living or having money to do or buy what you want. But such prosperity can be lost...
GOD OF HOPE - There is nothing wrong or unnatural with feeling weary, but there is everything wrong with abandoning ship in the midst of the fight. (Chuck Swindoll, pastor and author) We all get tired; it’s part of life—when you work hard, you may become weary. It’s...
STOP AND THINK - Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. (Inspiration Line) Some folks are just waiting until some good opportunity comes their way. It will surely happen, they think, and then they’ll be able to make a new...
STOP AND THINK - The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion. (Arnold H. Glasow, American humorist) It’s all too often true, isn’t it? People may not be quite sure of the facts, but very sure of their opinion. They may attempt to win the discussion by their...
STOP AND THINK - Aging seems to be the only available way to live a longer life. (Dee Auber) That’s obvious, isn’t it? You live longer, you get older. The alternative is obvious, too: death. The Bible says that death is the prospect for all of us, “It is appointed...
STOP AND THINK - Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles; it empties today of its strength. (Corrie Ten Boom, holocaust survivor and author) Some of us just can’t face the future—even the next moment—without worrying about it. We’re fearful that things won’t...
STOP AND THINK - The world is full of cactus; but you don’t have to sit on it. (Proverb) Like a cactus forest, the world is filled with thorny situations and bristly people. They can’t always be avoided. Some people seem to dwell on those thorny situations in life;...
STOP AND THINK - Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the fruit is. (Grace F Bartosz, Christian author) Some people like to take risks; others won’t make a move if there is any chance of risk or failure. The very thought of “going out on a limb” will make their...
STOP AND THINK - Deciding not to act is deciding to stay exactly where you are. (Kary Oberbrunner, Christian author and motivational speaker) Sometimes it seems so hard to make a decision that we fail to make one at all. In reality, of course, that in itself is making...