STOP AND THINK - I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned. (Carol Burnett, American actress and comedian) The difficulties we face in life often seem to be insurmountable. When we...
STOP AND THINK - Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed. (Tom Clancy, American novelist and historian) Hope does seem to be inherent in mankind. We are always looking for something better and hoping for the...
STOP AND THINK - Falsehoods don’t become truth by their repetition. (Jesse Deloe, teacher and editor) Somehow we seem to think that if we hear something often enough, it must be true. That seems to be the reasoning behind many TV commercials. Constant...
STOP AND THINK - Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything. (Tim Timberlake) Those are the extremes of life, aren’t they? If we have struggled with having too little, we know how difficult it is to be in need...
STOP AND THINK - It’s not the “learned” that make great leaders, but the “learners.” (Quoted by Neil Cole, church planter and author) We often look to the scholars, the academically-trained teachers to provide strong leadership. And some highly educated learners do...
STOP AND THINK - Men don’t follow titles, they follow courage. (William Wallace, 13th-14th century leader for Scottish independence) Was Wallace right? Is this true today? Are we inclined to evaluate people on the basis of title or position rather than their...
STOP AND THINK - Today is unique! It has never occurred before and it will never be repeated. (Charles Swindoll, pastor and author) It’s obvious, as the writer says further, “At midnight [today] will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever.” We don’t often think...
STOP AND THINK - Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people brings happiness. (Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People) What Kushner wrote emphasizes that happiness is not something that we can...
STOP AND THINK - The great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge. (Daniel Boorstin, 20th century American historian) It isn’t what you don’t know that might hurt you, it’s what you think you know that isn’t so that can really be dangerous....
When I was in Maryland listening to Nancy Burphy speak about her philosophies, I was able to relate to the third one through past experience and personal challenge. Her third philosophy states: “The problem with the body is the body.” One of the...
STOP AND THINK - Why fit in when you were born to standout? (Dr. Seuss, American writer of children’s books) Young people are often torn between extremes: wanting to be accepted by the “in” crowd—to be like everyone else—or wanting to be different—not like everybody...
STOP AND THINK - I never met a man who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering. (Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States) Someone jokingly said, “I’m not afraid of work, I can lie down right beside it and go to sleep.” And yet work is a gift...