STOP AND THINK - It is more important to be kind than to be right. (Church sign board) There seems to be an increasing lack of civility in modern society, so the church signboard is a good reminder about the need for kindness. Indeed, we ought to demonstrate kindness...
STOP AND THINK - Pride is the worst viper in the heart. There is no one sin that does so much to let the devil into the hearts of the saints and expose them to his delusions. (Jonathan Edwards, important philosophical theologian of the 18th century) Edwards continues,...
STOP AND THINK - There are no limitations in what you can do except the limitations of your own mind. (Darwin P. Kingsley, business executive and author) “You have powers you never dreamed of. You can do things you never thought you could do” he says. Most of us would...
STOP AND THINK - Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. (William James, American philosopher and psychologist) Our personal thoughts, attitudes, and choices will likely not have a...
STOP AND THINK - To finish first, first you must finish. (From a novel by Garth Stein) It’s a simple thought, isn’t it? But, at times, we may be tempted to give up, to drop out of the race. Our job might be tough. Obstacles will often face us in our striving to reach...
STOP AND THINK - Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. (Hans Margolius, German author) Peering into the moving waters of a lake or pond gives us a distorted reflection. Looking in a...
STOP AND THINK - Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. (Merry Browne, 20th century American athlete) When we approach a subject with predetermined opinions, we will most often find it difficult to learn anything new or gain greater information. As...
STOP AND THINK - Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. (C. S. Lewis, British novelist and Christian apologist) Life is all about learning. It’s been said that when you stop learning, you’re dead. That may not be literally true, but it...
STOP AND THINK - Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. (Albert Schweitzer, German-French medical missionary to Africa) Schweitzer’s two criteria for happiness are true but may be incomplete. Ill health, indeed, can be a hindrance to continued...
STOP AND THINK - I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. (John D. Rockefeller, business magnate and philanthropist) In achieving fame and fortune as a co-founder of Standard Oil, Rockefeller must certainly have faced some difficult circumstances in...
STOP AND THINK - If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future . . . with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic. (Hazel Henderson, a futurist and author) A lot of people fear change and...
STOP AND THINK - If a negative attitude is not getting us where we want to go, then why not change the attitude? Reshaping attitudes is possible. Awareness is the key initial step. (Marsha Petrie Sue, author, speaker, and motivational coach) Sue continues,...