Words Words build bridges into unexplored regions. The writer continues, “If you're finding yourself stuck on something—whether it's an idea, a place, a conversation, or anything else—it's helpful to remember that oftentimes, the best way to expand your mind and...
Greed Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own. (Jesus) Modern society seems to contradict Jesus’ words in Luke 12. Houses are bigger than ever, the stock market is booming, storage spaces are packed; automobiles may be...
Music When you’re happy, you enjoy the music, but when you’re sad, you understand the lyrics. (Frank Ocean, singer, songwriter) Whether you like classical, popular, or rock and roll, when the music starts, life may seem to take on a lighter, happier feeling. But, when...
Rejection Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better. (Steve Maraboli, behavioral scientist, speaker, and author) Have you ever been turned down for a job or a promotion that you felt should...
Get back up! Success consists of getting up once oftener than you fall down. (Oliver Goldsmith, 18th century Irish novelist and poet) Everyone falls once in a while. It might be fun to watch a toddler fall as he or she is learning to walk. It’s encouraging to see how...
Banners That flag is a symbol we attach our emotions to, but it isn't the emotion itself and it isn't the thing we really care about. (Tom Wolfe, late author and journalist) Wolfe continues, “Sometimes we don't even realize what we really care about, because we get so...
Thinking A persistent train of thought, persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances. (James Allen, 19th-20th century British writer) Older translations of the Bible include “As a man thinks in his heart, so is...
True Religion Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. (Blaise Pascal, 17th century French theologian) Religious zealots can be dangerous. It isn’t that worship is hazardous; it’s when false doctrines are knowingly...
Happiness The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. (Victor Hugo, 19th century French novelist) The young couple spooning under the moon by the lagoon in June might be a good picture of happiness. After all, they’ve found their “true love.”...
Aging It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living. (Oliver Wendell Holmes, 19th century physician and poet) He also wrote, “Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.” Continuing to be...
Be Yourself Memo to Self: Don’t measure your progress using someone else’s ruler. (Binyamin Mughal, writer) Life can be really hard when we spend our time and talent trying to live up to someone else’s expectations of us. Worrying about what others will think can...
Trust Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. (George Washington) Civility is lacking in many circles today, so Washington’s advice should be well taken. The last suggestion is really good...