STOP AND THINK – There are no limitations in what you can do except the limitations of your own mind. (Darwin P. Kingsley, business executive and author) “You have powers you never dreamed of. You can do things you never thought you could...
STOP AND THINK – Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. (William James, American philosopher and psychologist) Our personal thoughts, attitudes, and...
STOP AND THINK – To finish first, first you must finish. (From a novel by Garth Stein) It’s a simple thought, isn’t it? But, at times, we may be tempted to give up, to drop out of the race. Our job might be tough. Obstacles will often face...
STOP AND THINK – Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. (Hans Margolius, German author) Peering into the moving waters of a lake or pond gives us a distorted...
STOP AND THINK – Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. (Merry Browne, 20th century American athlete) When we approach a subject with predetermined opinions, we will most often find it difficult to learn anything new or...
STOP AND THINK – Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. (C. S. Lewis, British novelist and Christian apologist) Life is all about learning. It’s been said that when you stop learning, you’re dead. That may not...
STOP AND THINK – Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. (Albert Schweitzer, German-French medical missionary to Africa) Schweitzer’s two criteria for happiness are true but may be incomplete. Ill health, indeed, can be...
STOP AND THINK – I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. (John D. Rockefeller, business magnate and philanthropist) In achieving fame and fortune as a co-founder of Standard Oil, Rockefeller must certainly have faced some...
STOP AND THINK – If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future . . . with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic. (Hazel Henderson, a futurist and author) A lot of...
Getting it wrong! “Oh no! Here come the Christians.” A whispered comment overheard between two board members at a public school board meeting on bullying in Long Beach, California. Getting it right! Jesus said, “ Be merciful…work for...
STOP AND THINK – If a negative attitude is not getting us where we want to go, then why not change the attitude? Reshaping attitudes is possible. Awareness is the key initial step. (Marsha Petrie Sue, author, speaker, and motivational...
STOP AND THINK – Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. (Leo Tolstoy, 19th-20th century Russian philosopher and writer) It’s probably just human nature that at some point we wish we could write, say...
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