Love Love is giving to others’ basic needs without having as my motive personal reward. (Bill Gothard, speaker and writer) “I just love apple pie.” “I love baseball.” “I love ‘Star War’ movies.” We hear such statements all the time. How loosely...
Judging It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place. (H.L. Mencken, 20th century essayist) What does this say about character? First, it suggests that the hearer has his doubts...
Abilities Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade? (Benjamin Franklin) Does anyone remember sundials? If there are any today, they are probably only for ornamental use in a flower garden. They’re of little...
Light All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle. (Breathe Partners) You can snuff out a candle to bring the room into complete darkness, but as long as the candle is lit, the darkness will be incomplete. It’s...
Training He who does the work is not so profitably employed as he who multiplies the doers. (John Mott, 19th-20th centuries YMCA leader) Good work is important, and it is appropriate to acknowledge the accomplishments of a good worker. But, if...
Leading He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. (African proverb) That’s seems obvious. But author Kenneth J. Brown takes a different view; he says, “Don’t worry about how few are following today, if you...
Disagreements The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don’t agree with. (Eleanor Holmes Norton, delegate to the US Congress) It seems difficult today to be heard if your ideas and...
Poverty It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.” (Seneca, 1st century Stoic philosopher) We sometimes jokingly ask, “How much is enough?” The answer, of course, is “Just a little more.” In Seneca’s ancient...
Good, Better, and Best He who stops being better stops being good. (Oliver Cromwell, 17th century British political leader) To say that “Good is not enough” sounds strange, doesn’t it? After all, we always emphasize the importance of being and...
Words Words build bridges into unexplored regions. The writer continues, “If you’re finding yourself stuck on something—whether it’s an idea, a place, a conversation, or anything else—it’s helpful to remember that oftentimes...
Greed Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own. (Jesus) Modern society seems to contradict Jesus’ words in Luke 12. Houses are bigger than ever, the stock market is booming, storage spaces are packed...
Music When you’re happy, you enjoy the music, but when you’re sad, you understand the lyrics. (Frank Ocean, singer, songwriter) Whether you like classical, popular, or rock and roll, when the music starts, life may seem to take on a lighter...
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