STOP AND THINK - Discernment is seeing through a surface problem to root causes. (Bill Gothard, speaker and writer) When you face a difficult problem, ask yourself, “Am I responsible for this situation?” Rev. J. Davis Illingworth suggests, “If you could kick the...
STOP AND THINK - Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. (Laurence J. Peter, Canadian educator) Peter’s statement can be taken in two ways. 1) You’ve forgotten the source of something you’re using in a speech or...
STOP AND THINK - This is the true joy in life — being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. (George Bernard Shaw, late Irish playwright) Everyone likes to think that he or she is accomplishing something worthwhile. To toil in a pursuit that seems...
STOP AND THINK - A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. (Author unknown) They say he’s man’s best friend. Maybe that’s because dogs seem so loyal and unquestioning. We really can’t say how much or how little a dog loves himself,...
STOP AND THINK - I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be. (Albert Einstein, late noted scientist) We would do well to act on the truth of Einstein’s observation. I can never be something different or better than I am right now until...
STOP AND THINK - The person who succeeds is not the one who holds back, fearing failure, nor the one who never fails—but rather the one who moves on in spite of failure. (Charles Swindoll, minister and author) Because the future is unknown, many are hesitant to try...
STOP AND THINK - Share and enjoy your treasures instead of keeping them hidden away. (Robert Herskovitz) Have you seen the TV program “Hoarders”? It’s amazing what some people keep as if it were valuable treasure. Others pack away their keepsakes, saving them for …...
STOP AND THINK - When you forgive, anxiety gets better; depression gets better. You have more hope. (Everett Worthington, psychologist and professor) Many people today seem to be anxious. And that often leads to depression. Worthington suggests that one of the causes...
STOP AND THINK - If you are not ready today, you will be less ready tomorrow. (Publius Ovidius Naso [Ovid], 1st century B.C. Roman poet) We often put off doing today what we think we’re not quite ready for. That’s a wise decision if you haven’t made proper...
STOP AND THINK - The garden of the heart must be tended with great care. (William Wilberforce, 18th-19th English politician and anti-slavery leader) Wilberforce understood that it’s what is inside a person that determines what he does. He also said, “Life is...
STOP AND THINK - It is only utterly impossible until someone actually does it. (Kenneth J. Brown, author) We sometimes face circumstances that seem impossible to overcome. But if we take a look at all the “things” around us that were once thought impossible, we should...
STOP AND THINK - Pessimists need a good kick in the can'ts. (Church signboard) Pessimists predict outcomes that are negative even though they might hope for the better. If things work out, they’re happy. If they don’t, they’ll content themselves in the fact that their...