STOP AND THINK - If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money cannot buy. (Author unknown) The old hymn says, “Count your many blessings, name them one by one … and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” The blessings of a good mind,...
STOP AND THINK - Enjoy the little things in life … for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things. (Robert Brault, opera singer and author) Someone else has said, “Stop to smell the roses.” We often pass over little things that mean a lot at the...
STOP AND THINK - What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. (Thomas Paine, 18th century political theorist) We have probably recognized the truth in what Paine wrote. When things are given to us or earned at...
STOP AND THINK - You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. (James A. Froude, 19th century English historian) No doubt, we would all like to be known for our sterling character, but wishing for such a reputation won’t make it...
STOP AND THINK - If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader. (John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the United States) Some people seem to think they are leaders, but no one is following them. Others are not...
STOP AND THINK - Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone. (G. B. Stern, British novelist) Have you ever wished you had said “Thank you” to someone and had failed to do so? After the opportunity has passed, we can only regret that we were quiet when we should have...
STOP AND THINK - You can't have everything. Where would you put it? (Mark Twain) Twain didn’t live to see the modern TV show, Hoarders. Had he lived this long, he would be surprised to see that some people seem to think they can have everything. They keep everything...
STOP AND THINK - When you can’t mind your own business, be sure to mind your tongue. (Kenneth J. Brown, author) We all know that we should mind our own business, but sometimes that’s hard to do. We think that our opinion or judgment is needed, so we offer it in spite...
STOP AND THINK - Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. (John Wooden, renowned basketball coach) Wooden was known not only for his skills as a basketball player and coach, but also for his teaching skills with his players. In any...
STOP AND THINK - The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision. (Helen Keller, noted speaker and author) No doubt, Keller had met people who, though sighted, seemed not to have any vision. She may have been thinking about people who...
STOP AND THINK - If you aren't falling now and then, you aren't pushing yourself hard enough. (Ski instructor) Nobody really wants to fall, do they? An eager beginning skier certainly realizes he might fall, but that doesn’t stop him from trying. Just as we learned to...
STOP AND THINK - The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices. (Frederick II, the Great, 18th century Prussian king) We should always be on a search for truth. When we discover a...