STOP AND THINK – The best learning I had came from teaching. (Corrie Ten Boom, holocaust survivor) Every teacher would likely agree with Ten Boom’s observation. We really begin to learn our subject when we prepare to teach it and actually...
STOP AND THINK – Change has long been a fearful thing for human beings … and at the same time, it is our most Divine opportunity. (Chelle Thompson, Inspiration Line) Why do so many people fear change? To paraphrase Thompson, “Clinging...
STOP AND THINK – Life is mostly froth and bubble, two things stand like stone: kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own. (Adam Lindsay Gordon, 19th century Australian poet) We might not think of life as “froth and bubble,” but we...
STOP AND THINK – Everything we paint is a statement about ourselves. (Mark Davis, American radio host and columnist) We may be inclined to think that what we do is often insignificant and unnoticed. Yet, as an author’s writings reflect his...
STOP AND THINK – There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events [in life] are blessings given to us to learn from. (Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, 20th century Swiss-American psychiatrist) Kubler-Ross also says, “Know that everything in this...
STOP AND THINK – True integrity implies you do what is right when no one is looking or when everyone [else] is compromising. (Charles Swindoll, American pastor and author) Did you ever say, “Everyone else is doing it,” when you wanted your...
STOP AND THINK – There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. (William James, 19th-20th century American philosopher) It’s good to develop habits that promote good health (exercise, flossing...
STOP AND THINK – Always laugh when you can. It’s cheap medicine. (Lord Byron, 19th century English romantic poet) Do you remember the last time you had a really good, a belly-shaking guffaw? They are all too few nowadays, it seems...
STOP AND THINK – Wherever you are, be all there. (Jim Elliot, 20th century missionary martyr) Life today offers a multitude of distractions. It’s often hard to concentrate on the business at hand. Elliot, no doubt, was thinking of his role...
STOP AND THINK – A friend is someone who knows all about you, but loves you anyway. (Source unknown) How many true friends do you have? The one who discards you and walks away when times are hard is called a “fair-weather friend.” But the...
STOP AND THINK – The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious. (Martin Luther, German monk and early leader in the Protestant Reformation) Have you ever given to someone for the wrong reason? Perhaps a bridal shower or wedding or...
STOP AND THINK – Example is always more effective than teaching. (Samuel Johnson, 18th century English writer and lexicographer) Are you concerned about today’s youth? Tests have shown that our teens are not doing well academically. And the...
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