STOP AND THINK - The genius of life is to carry the spirit of childhood into old age. (Inspiration Line) Aging is an inevitable but complex phenomenon. In some ways, the elderly revert to certain childhood characteristics—most of which are not desirable. However,...
STOP AND THINK - Dreams aren’t located on a highway, but on a toll way. If a dream doesn’t cost much then it isn’t worth much. (Kary Oberbrunner, motivational speaker and author) We all have dreams, ambitions we’d like to fulfill, improvements we want to make, goals...
STOP AND THINK - Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen. (Oswald Chambers, 20th century Scottish evangelist and teacher) Perseverance is a desirable virtue....
STOP AND THINK - Almost all unhappiness in life comes from the tendency to blame someone else. (Brian Tracey, motivational speaker and author) When we don’t achieve what we had hoped to, how do we respond? Do we consider our planning, our approach to the task, and our...
STOP AND THINK - The first requisite of a truly sound swing is simplicity. (Robert Jones, champion American amateur golfer) Jones was speaking, of course, of a golf swing, that elusive element of golf that plays a major role in how well the competitor plays the game....
Over the last couple of years, my perception of Doubting Thomas has dramatically changed. I now view Thomas as one of the most identifiable relatable characters in the New Testament. The Thomas that I have come to know is a lot more like me than I would’ve imagined....
STOP AND THINK - The future gets better if you invest in it. (Investment company advertisement) Think about investing not as a device for making more money but as an opportunity to give yourself. Give your time and talents to a project or cause that works for the...
STOP AND THINK - Life is the sum of your choices. (Albert Camus, 20th century French Nobel Prize-winning author) We’ve heard it many times, haven’t we? There are few things in life that we can control. Attitude is one, and making choices is another. We can’t blame...
STOP AND THINK - Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. (William James, 19th-20th century American philosopher) Some people seem to go around with a sad expression and disposition, thinking that there is nothing good to find in...
STOP AND THINK - Forgiveness is healing others by using their offenses as a means of expressing love to them. (paraphrased from Bill Gothard, Christian speaker and writer) It’s always difficult to forgive someone who has hurt us deeply, and Gothard’s suggestion is...
STOP AND THINK - No amount of practice will do much good unless the player is trying to accomplish something definite. (Ben Hogan, late professional golfing great) “Practice makes perfect,” says the old adage. Actually, that’s not true. Rather, practice makes...
STOP AND THINK - Too many, I fear, never pray at all, or they only rattle over a few hurried words morning and evening without thinking what they do. (Author unknown) The unknown writer of those words was listing reasons for sickness. But the words may be applied far...