STOP AND THINK - Correction does much, but encouragement does more. (Goethe, 18th & 19th centuries German writer and politician) Educated Americans often seem to be in a correcting mode. We critique the words and actions of everyone, and “to help them,” we offer...
STOP AND THINK - The greatest motivational act one person can do for another is to listen. (Roy E. Moody, late motivational speaker) Listening is mostly a lost art. Even when someone is speaking to us—perhaps pouring out his or her heart—we’re often mentally phrasing...
STOP AND THINK - When we have enough clarity to turn "Life’s Lemons" into sweet lemonade, we realize what a gift those lemons were! (Inspiration Line) It’s hard to be grateful for the unexpected problems and difficulties that come into our lives, isn’t it? But, if we...
STOP AND THINK - "But” after an apology is like whipped cream on a pickle; they don't go together. (Erick Ohman, American pastor) If we place conditions on our apologies, we really haven’t apologized. “I’m sorry, but…” will discredit the sincerity of the apology. For...
STOP AND THINK If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm. (Warren Wiersbe, American pastor and author) There are many experiences in life that we can enjoy, but many of them are the result of a stormy event that preceded them. So, when...
STOP AND THINK - Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. (William James, 19th-20th centuries American philosopher) Sounds too simple, doesn’t it? Yet, if you are down on life, pessimistic that any good can ever come in your life,...
STOP AND THINK - Be the change you wish to see in the world. (Mahatma Gandhi, advocate of non-violent disobedience in India) We often complain about politics, social ills, and evil around us, and we argue for change. But, where does change begin? It has to start with...
STOP AND THINK - We must always fear the wicked. But there is another kind of evil that we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men. (From the film, The Boondock Saints) Or, as Edmund Burke put it, “All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to...
STOP AND THINK - No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else. (Charles Dickens, 19th century author and social critic) Not everyone—in fact, very few are recognized for significant contributions to the general welfare. But even the...
STOP AND THINK - If you have much, give of your wealth. If you have little, give of your heart. (Arabic saying) Remember the Bible story about the widow who gave all she had, while the wealthy donors gave only a small portion of their riches? The widow illustrates the...
STOP AND THINK - Being good is commendable; but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful. (American author) It’s like the old chicken and egg cliché: which came first? It is evident that doing good can come only from being good, an innate quality. But, of...
STOP AND THINK - Without passion, man is a mere latent force and possibility. (Henri Frederic Amiel, 19th century Swiss philosopher, poet and critic.) Amiel alludes to “the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.” Your life may...