Category: Life Issues

Give and Take

Posted December 7, 2017 - Giving, Gratitude

I think, what has this day brought me, and what have I given it?

— Henry Moore —

I think, what has this day brought me, and what have I given it?

Freedom and Responsibility

Posted December 6, 2017 - Helping Others

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

— Nelson Mandela —

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Obstacles to Pathways

Posted December 5, 2017 - Challenges, Leadership

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

— Thomas Carlyle —

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

Beauty Appreciation

Posted December 3, 2017 - Gratitude

I think it ticks God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it...People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see God always trying to please us back.

— Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1982 —

I think it ticks God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it…People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see God always trying to please us back.

Faith is Big

Posted December 1, 2017 - Confidence, Faith

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.

— Zig Ziglar —

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.

Flowing with Life

Posted November 30, 2017 - Gratitude

There is a flow to life and the flow is much easier to capture, ride and enjoy when we look at things from a grateful perspective.

— JMeyer —

There is a flow to life and the flow is much easier to capture, ride and enjoy when we look at things from a grateful perspective.

Perpetual Thanksgiving

Posted November 29, 2017 - Gratitude, Wealth

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual... Oh how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.

— Henry David Thoreau —

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual… Oh how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment…

Gratitude: The Parent of All Virtues

Posted November 28, 2017 - Gratitude

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

— Cicero —

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others…

Powerful Energizer

Posted November 27, 2017 - Giving, Gratitude

Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer.

— Wilferd A. Petersen —

Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer…