STOP AND THINK - Reputation makes you rich or makes you poor; Character makes you happy or makes you miserable. (William Hershey Davis, Greek language author) Davis’ comparisons are thought-provoking. A worker with a good reputation may become wealthy, while an...
STOP AND THINK - Discouraged people don’t need critics. They hurt enough already. They don’t need more guilt or piled-on distress. They need encouragement. (Charles Swindoll, pastor and author) There are a lot of discouraged people in the world, aren’t there? The last...
STOP AND THINK - Happiness is always an inside job. (Author unknown) One definition of happiness is “a pleasurable or satisfying experience.” That sounds like it is the result of some external event that makes you happy. Another: “a state of well-being and...
STOP AND THINK - [Contrary to] people-pleasers, only people-lovers are able to confront. (Edward T. Welch, author) Some folks seem to live their lives in an attempt to please everybody—never offend anyone and certainly don’t confront them in any way. Yet, Welch seems...
STOP AND THINK - By grasping onto what we currently have . . . we lose out on better goods that we might have gained. (Christian Smith and Hilary Davidson, University researchers) The authors continue: “Giving money, volunteering . . . being a generous neighbor and...
STOP AND THINK - Minds are like parachutes—they only function when open. (Sir James Dewar, 19th-20th century Scottish chemist and physicist) Our minds are wonderful things. They are really the “heart” of everything—how we relate to the world, how we learn, what we...
STOP AND THINK - People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they are not on your road does not mean they have gotten lost. (H. Jackson Brown, best-selling author) Different people have different backgrounds and interests, so it makes...
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 ruler) Could it be said that if we are not learning we are not...
STOP AND THINK- Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. (Oprah Winfrey, TV talk show host) How much is enough? Modern appetites—whether it be for food, fame, or...
STOP AND THINK - Nature always takes her time. Great oaks don’t become great overnight. They also lose a lot of leaves, branches and bark in the process of becoming great. (Andrew Matthews, best-selling author) We all knew that it takes a long time for an acorn to...
STOP AND THINK - True greatness does not come from my position in life; it comes from humility and service. (Tim Wright, youth pastor and men’s leader) We call them “snobs”—people who look down on everyone else because of the position or rank they hold. Such people...
If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking? (Thomas á Kempis, Medieval German canon) It seems to be true that we expect others to live up to our personally established standards, when we most...