STOP AND THINK - Total peace will only come from total commitment. (Robert Schuller, late preacher and author) Few of us have probably ever experienced total peace. Peace is more than just the absence of turmoil. It is a sense of security and well being whatever the...
STOP AND THINK - The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. (Dorothy Parker, 20th century American writer and satirist) Children sometimes say, “I’m bored; I can’t find anything to do.” It’s the wise parent who tries to awaken the child’s...
STOP AND THINK - Individual prominence is secondary to helping the community. (Opinion survey of Millennials) Each generation of young people seems to develop characteristics that separate them from other generations; they become unique in one way or another....
STOP AND THINK - Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness and so on. (The 14th Dalai Lama, Thai Buddhist spiritual leader) Many people think that happiness is to be found in activity of some...
STOP AND THINK - Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves. (Blaise Pascal, 17th century French scientist and Christian philosopher) We seem to be living in a very passionate...
STOP AND THINK - Equipping and mentoring are more important than directing. (Sam Ranier III, president of Ranier Research) Rather than just giving students the facts, which is merely the transferring of knowledge, educators must teach students to think for themselves....
STOP AND THINK - The nail that sticks out gets hammered. (Japanese proverb) Is this proverb intended to teach that we should not try to bring attention to ourselves? If we look and act like everyone else, perhaps no one will notice us, and we’ll be safe. Or maybe...
STOP AND THINK - Language becomes event when the reader is personally involved as a participant. (Charles Hummel, educator and author) Language is more than just the assembling of words. They must be put into meaningful phrases and clauses to convey meaning. When we...
STOP AND THINK - The function of setting up goals and passing statements of value transcends the domain of science. (Albert Einstein, renowned German-American scientist) For some people, science has all the answers. If we can just pursue answers through careful...
STOP AND THINK - All things strike a balance: a dull party, for instance, gets you to bed at a decent hour. (Anonymous) That’s a humorous way of looking at life, isn’t it? And we can be grateful for such times in life, when difficult or unpleasant events are balanced...
STOP AND THINK - Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way. (Isak Dinesen, pen name of Karen Blixen, Danish author) When times are good and life is easy, we are often blind to the beauty...
STOP AND THINK - A good leader relates to others not for who they are, but for who they have the potential to become. (Kary Oberbrunner, author and motivational speaker) Leaders often look for people who show potential for success by their achievements. Oberbrunner...