STOP AND THINK - If only one could market the cosmetic wonders that an unimpeachable moral conscience can do for one’s face! (Francine Prose, literature professor and author) It’s often been noted that what a person really is inside will be reflected in his outward...
By: Julia Somerset My picture of God is different whenever I experience change. I am now feeling settled after a recent cross-country move and career change. When I return to the Bible and feel renewed in my prayer life after all the chaos, I find that I am...
STOP AND THINK - The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can. (Emmet Fox, Irish-born religious leader) To be successful and to realize our dreams for the future, we have to live in the present, taking advantage of...
STOP AND THINK - Be positive. If you think you can’t, you won’t. If you think you can, you will. (Davis Illingworth, Jr, businessman and author) One of the differences between pessimists and optimists may be their expectations of the future and their part in it. Other...
STOP AND THINK - The way you do things is not always the only way to do them. (A. B. Quintanilla, American songwriter and musician) As a musician, Quintanilla no doubt noted that other songwriters used ways of producing good music that were different from his. So, he...
STOP AND THINK - Don’t count every hour of the day; make every hour of the day count. (Mark Amend, author) This quote was seen on the face of a clock—a great reminder of the importance of time. If we were to think of that principle whenever we check to see what time...
There is a significant difference between what’s doable and what’s sustainable. (Holly Gerth, life coach and author) Getting something started is one thing. It may be difficult, and it may have great potential. But, keeping it going—whether it’s a new enterprise or a...
The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones. (W. Somerset Maugham, 20th century British playwright and writer) We would probably agree with Maugham’s observation. Whatever our bad habits are, we often find it...
Human pride refuses to face the truth. (William Wilberforce, 18th-19th century English politician and philanthropist) Wilberforce was a leader in the anti-slave trade in England; he also promoted a return to civility in the social life of his country. Perhaps it was...
By: Julia Somerset Romantic love is the subject of one of the richest traditions in written history. People have been falling in love as long as they have been on this earth, and they started writing about it as soon as they had the ability. Romance causes more...
STOP AND THINK - If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. (Henry David Thoreau, 19th century American Writer, Philosopher, and Naturalist) It is said that some people are “so...
Patience isn't naïve. It doesn't ignore misbehavior. It waits. Listens. Is slow to boil. It's how God treats us. (Max Lucado, Christian author and speaker) When we are in the presence of a person who regularly demonstrates patience, we are sometimes distraught. Why...