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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Truth vs. Lies The fact is, truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances are. (Abraham Lincoln) How many people have stumbled over this simple principle? We try to make lies more acceptable by calling them “fibs” or “white lies,”...
Choices Big changes don’t have to be hard, but they do have to start with a choice. (Nathalie Thompson, author and motivational speaker) Thompson continues, “This is where real change begins; this is where you start taking control of your...
Good Counsel A new pair of eyes can help solve old problems. (Chris Suitt, pastor) When you face problems that don’t seem to have solutions, what do you do? You can worry a lot; you can try to muddle through, or you can just give up. Of course...
Starting Over You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. (C. S. Lewis, late British writer) How often have we wished we could go back and start all over again? Because we can’t, we may...
Right & Wrong The time is always right to do what is right. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) In fact, the Bible says, “It is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it” (James 4:17). But it isn’t always easy to know what is right and...
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