GOD OF HOPE - Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. (Inspiration Line) It’s a hard lesson to learn, isn’t it? How often we try to “get even” with someone who has wronged us, and...
STOP AND THINK - Ever forward, but slowly. (Von Blücher, 18th-19th century Prussian general) Two very meaningful instructions, especially coming from a military officer. Surely, we don’t want to retreat; we must always be moving ahead. On the other hand, ill-advised...
STOP AND THINK - There’s a crack in everything—that’s how the light gets in. (Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist) It’s the old pessimist-optimist quandary. Some people see the crack and think of damage. Others find some hope and help in the...
GOD OF HOPE - If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, then you will be fired with enthusiasm. (Vince Lombardi) It is more than just a play on words, isn’t it? Lombardi seems to be saying that if we don’t approach our work (in his case, playing football) with excitement...
GOD OF HOPE - Luck is believing you’re lucky. (Tennessee Williams, 20th century American playwright) Is that really all it is? If I just think I’m lucky, I will be? Well, what is luck anyway? A definition of the word might well include the term “chance.” And it can be...
STOP AND THINK - Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. (Author unknown) The unknown author of this statement, also said, “Autograph your work with excellence.” Are you proud to have people know of your work? When someone views what you have done, are...
STOP AND THINK - Everything will be all right in the end and if it"s not all right ...Well, it"s not the end yet. (From the movie, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) That’s a worldview with optimism, isn’t it? Not much in this world today lends itself to such hopefulness,...
STOP AND THINK - All great achievements require time. (Maya Angelou, American author and poet) We live in an age of hurry and impatience. We’ve grown used to instant potatoes, instant messaging, instant everything, Unibetin neljan Kasinon pelien ryhmittely herattaa...
STOP AND THINK - Hugging is good medicine. It transfers energy, and gives the person hugged an emotional boost. (Many sources) The quote goes on to say, “We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” We...
STOP AND THINK - Even if your boss isn't a good boss, learn from that—what not to do. Maybe that's part of what you need to learn right now. (Paraphrased from Mike Lee, American pastor) It isn’t always easy to work under someone who is demanding, harsh, and never...
STOP AND THINK - All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are. (Pablo Neruda, 20th century Chilean poet and diplomat) That’s an interesting worldview. Unless we want to hide ourselves and pretend to be something we’re not, it would seem important...
STOP AND THINK - The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops—no, but the kind of man the country turns out. (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th century American essayist) When we study history, we often judge past civilizations by the...