The right train of thought can take you to a better station in life. (Unknown) What you focus your mind on will not only pretty well determine the direction of your life but also its ultimate goal. One thought leads to another and that to...
By: Julia Somerset “Choose” By Carl Sandburg The single clenched fist lifted and ready, Or the open asking hand held out and waiting. Choose: For we meet by one or the other. I first read this poem right after one of...
Where fear is, happiness is not. (Seneca, 1st century Roman Stoic philosopher) A simple statement but an obvious truth. Have you ever known a fearful person that was truly happen—even for a short time? Happiness depends, at least in part, on some...
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy set an unheard of goal for America when before a joint session of the United States Congress he declared, “I believe this nation should commit itself to achieve the goal before the decade is out...
Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can. (Thomas Carlyle, 19th century Scottish philosopher and satirist) No one can do everything, so is it sensible to give some effort here and more somewhere else, spreading our efforts widely?...
If you want to find happiness, find gratitude. (Steve Maraboli, motivational speaker and author) There’s something about being grateful that is self-enhancing. It may be counterintuitive, but when we express thanks to someone, we discover that we...
Lyndal Shadel, Potato Valley, PA When I walk my two dogs and observe their behavior, it’s amazing that Wally, the Jack Russell terrier, thinks he has no limitations—even though he measures only a foot high at his back compared to...
Try not to become a man of success but a man of value. (Albert Einstein, renowned scientist) Success seems to be the goal for most young people. To be the best known athlete or actor. To be the winner in an important election. To be named “author...
By: Dave Illingworth Getting it wrong: Gandhi, “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so not like your Christ.” Getting it right: Jesus said, “Love your neighbor.” (Matthew 22:37) ...
Contentment is realizing God has provided everything I need for my present happiness. (Bill Gothard, speaker and author on life principles) Are you working hard to find happiness? Many are, but never seem to be satisfied with their present...
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one. (Malcolm Forbes, 20th century American entrepreneur and publisher) Remember readin’, writin’, and ‘rithmetic? It was mostly just cramming our brains with facts, dates, and...
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values. (Ayn Rand, U.S. Russian-born novelist) Rand reminds us once again that happiness doesn’t just happen. We don’t get it by waiting for events or people to...
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