Category: Life Issues

Ideas

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping old ones.

— John Maynard Keynes —

“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping old ones.” ~Keynes

Random Rant–Say Little and Do Much

Boasting begins where wisdom stops.

— Unknown —

This quote came to mind when I observed, for the umpteenth hundred time, a church doing a good deed for the less fortunate and boasting about it all over social media. I can understand someone doing that if he or she has no knowledge of what the Bible says about helping others, but a church…

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Thorns or Roses

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.

— Abraham Lincoln —

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” ~Abraham Lincoln

Gratitude Spirit

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension for life opens up.

— Eckhart Tolle —

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension for life opens up. ~Tolle

Seeds

If you aren't happy with your harvest, try sowing some different seeds.

— JMeyer —

If you aren’t happy with your harvest, try sowing some different seeds.

Problems

Positive thinking is how you think about a problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about a problem.

— Norman Vincent Peale —

Positive thinking is how you think about a problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about a problem…

Conflict is Good

Silence, not dissent, is the one answer leaders should refuse to accept.

— Warren Bennis —

Silence, not dissent, is the one answer leaders should refuse to accept.

Greatness & Sacrifice

The good and the great are only separated by their willingness to sacrifice.

— Kareem Abdul Jabbar —

The good and the great are only separated by their willingness to sacrifice…

Life is a Journey

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.

— Ernest Hemingway —

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. ~Ernest Hemingway

Faith Form

A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives.

— Armstrong Williams —

A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives…