STOP AND THINK - Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then, stand firm. (Abraham Lincoln) Today we note the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, “Honest Abe,” the 16th president of the United States. In spite of many personal and political defeats, he persevered to...
STOP AND THINK - Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where others see nothing. (Camille Passarro, 19th century Impressionist painter) It’s a gift—the artist’s ability to see things differently from the way the less creative person sees them....
STOP AND THINK - All that we are is the result of what we have thought. (Buddha) There may be a lot of ways to say what Buddha said. For example, Marcus Aurelius (2nd century Roman emperor) said, “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself,...
STOP AND THINK - The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. (Thomas Carlyle, 19th century Scottish philosopher) What is it that makes some people balk when an obstacle arises in their...
STOP AND THINK - The wise man does at once.... what the fool does finally. (Baltasar Gracián, 17th century priest, philosopher, and writer) Is this writer speaking of procrastination, putting off till later what we know we should do right away? Or, is he suggesting...
STOP AND THINK - The finish line is just the beginning. (From a tee shirt) Slogans on tee shirts are often very thought-provoking, aren’t they? If you run a race, you would normally think it’s all over when you break the tape. But, usually there is another race ahead,...
Skills We all have skills and talents; both natural abilities and learned ones. Some of us might be good at the same thing, but at different levels. Within a group of people that are good at the same thing, each may have other areas they are skilled in that others in...
STOP AND THINK - No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the horizon of the spirit. (Inspiration Line) A pessimist may take comfort that when things go wrong, that’s pretty much what he expected....
STOP AND THINK - What you need when circumstances puncture your fragile dikes and threaten to engulf your life with pain and confusion is a shelter. (paraphrased from Charles Swindoll, pastor and author) Swindoll defines the shelter as “a listener, someone who...
STOP AND THINK - Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed. (Michael Pritchard, motivational speaker) Fear is often associated with darkness, isn’t it? As children, we were often afraid of the dark and wanted to have a light turned on in our bedroom....
STOP AND THINK - If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. (Denis Waitley, writer, speaker, and productivity consultant) Having confidence in what you are doing is certainly a strong component of success. It may not...
STOP AND THINK - A man's true character is revealed by his response to adversity. (Austin Hatch, young survivor of two plane crashes and brain injury.) Hatch, who lost his parents and two siblings in the crashes and had to learn to walk again, also said, “I don't...