Category: Life Issues

Flawed and Good

Posted February 7, 2025 - Forgiveness, Love

But we know that people are complicated and have a mixture of flaws and talents and sins. So why do we pretend that we don't?

— Jon Ronson —

But we know that people are complicated and have a mixture of flaws and talents and sins. So why do we pretend that we don’t?…

Adversity

Posted February 6, 2025 - Adversity, Attitude

There's been no better teacher in my life than adversity.

— JJMeyer —

There’s been no better teacher in my life than adversity…

Deeper Strengths

Posted February 5, 2025 - Adversity, Attitude

We often discover deeper strengths within ourselves during life's most challenging moments, especially when we turn to God for support in those difficult times.

— JJMeyer —

Opportunities to find more profound powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging, and we turn to God during those difficult times…

Putting What You Have to Good Use

Posted February 2, 2025 - Life Issues

No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don't have and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have.

— Seneca —

No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have…

Sun’s Rays and Focus

Posted January 30, 2025 - Focus

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

— Alexander Graham Bell —

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus…

Less is More

Posted January 29, 2025 - Focus

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.

— Bill Gates —

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.

Give up the Good for the Great

Posted January 28, 2025 - Patience

If you want to get ahead in this life, you must develop the ability to overcome the urge to settle for short-term "goods" and remain focused on the longer-term "greats."

— JMeyer —

If you want to get ahead in this life, you must develop the ability to overcome the urge to settle for the short term “good(s)” and remain focused on the longer term “great(s).”

Unessential

Posted January 27, 2025 - Focus

Life is not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.

— Bruce Lee —

Life is not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.