Happiness consists not in having, but of being, not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself. (Norman Vincent Peale, late preacher and author) In modern society people seem to be pursuing happiness by accumulating more...
STOP AND THINK - Anyone can steer the ship but it takes a leader to chart the course. (John Maxwell, leadership speaker and author) Maxwell calls this “The Law of Navigation. The functions of “steering” and “leading” are similar but quite different. Give the helm to...
STOP AND THINK - No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else’s draft. (H. G. Wells, 19th & 20th century English writer) That’s the curse of being a writer or editor. You just can’t look at written text (or listen to a speech) without...
STOP AND THINK - I’ve learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. (Martha Washington, wife of the first U.S. president) We’re often inclined to blame circumstances for our...
STOP AND THINK - To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. (Nelson Mandela, late president of South Africa) When we think of freedom, we’re often thinking of it as a personal right to...
STOP AND THINK - You know you have a problem with pride when you cannot rejoice in someone else’s promotion. (Tiberius Rata, seminary professor) How do you respond when you hear of someone’s advancement in his profession? What if it’s a fellow staff person? Are you...
STOP AND THINK - When feelings become more important than faith, people will become more important, and God will become less important. (Edward T. Welch, theologian, author) Society more and more seems to live by feelings. “If it feels good, do it,” some would say....
STOP AND THINK - Great minds discuss about ideas; Average minds discuss about events; Small minds talk about people. (Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Roosevelt, 32nd president of the USA) When a group of people get together, the conversation might be about sports,...
STOP AND THINK - The best training is in service rather than for service. (Paraphrase of Tom Julien, author) Whether it’s a regular or technical school, we expect the graduates to be adequately trained for their work. Experience demonstrates, however, that the best...
STOP AND THINK - Generosity is not about money; it’s about attitude. (Author unknown) We usually think that to be generous you have to have a lot of money. Someone has said that generosity is the attitude of true wealth, but it may not just be money he was thinking...
STOP AND THINK - Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have and only you can determine how it will be spent. (Carl Sandberg) Time is one of those rare elements of life over which we have some control. Once we’ve reached adulthood and are free to...
STOP AND THINK - Superficiality is the curse of our age, (Richard J. Foster, Quaker theologian and author) When we see all the glitz and glamour of modern culture as portrayed in Hollywood and the inane content of TV sitcoms, we very likely would agree with Foster. He...