STOP AND THINK - There are three kinds of giving: grudge giving, duty giving, and thanksgiving. Grudge giving says, I have to ; duty giving says, I ought to ; thanksgiving says, I want to. (Robert Rodenmeyer, author) It’s Thanksgiving Day, a day when Americans thank...
STOP AND THINK - You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. (C. S. Lewis, Christian apologist) I wonder what Lewis had in mind. Was he merely commenting on his great love of tea and good books, and how he could enjoy drinking his tea...
STOP AND THINK - All other vices are embedded in evil, but vanity expresses itself in good works. (Augustine, 4th -5th century B.C. Christian theologian) Augustine identifies vanity, or pride, as a vice, an undesirable character flaw. We can probably all agree to...
STOP AND THINK - At times I'm so discouraged with problems of the day, I fail to see the joyful things that are along the way. (Author unknown) The poem continues: When troubles overwhelm me, it's then my nerves may fray, that's when I need to take the time to simply...
STOP AND THINK - There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. (Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa) It has sometimes been said that “You can’t go back.” If you do, however, you will...
STOP AND THINK - Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. (Jean Luc Picard, a television character) The statement was made in a television show, but it does give us a valuable reminder...
We have all heard the term “environmental footprint” or “carbon footprint” used over the last several years. It has become mainstream to look at how our lives and the way that we live them impact the environment. There is nothing wrong with being great stewards of...
STOP AND THINK - As any change must begin somewhere, it is the single individual who will experience it and carry it through. (Carl G. Jung, Swiss psychiatrist) Sometimes we would really like to see some change. “If only someone would do something,” we might say,...
STOP AND THINK - None … are so unable to sympathize as those who have never had trouble themselves—and none are so able to feel as those who have drunk most deeply the cup of pain and sorrow. (J. C. Ryle, 19th century Anglican bishop) Haven’t you found it so? It’s...
STOP AND THINK - Your Reputation is learned in an hour; your Character does not come to light for a year. (William Hershey Davis, Welsh poet and writer) How quickly a reputation can be made! An otherwise good person can make one big mistake, and his reputation is...
STOP AND THINK - Doing what you said you would do is simply an issue of integrity. (Charles Swindoll, American pastor) They used to say, “A man’s word is his bond.” That and maybe a shake of hands were all that was necessary for a verbal contract, an agreement between...
STOP AND THINK - People and things do not upset us; rather we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us. (Inspiration Line) We often blame others when we are upset, don’t we? What someone does or says can cause us to become angry or depressed, or at least...