Category: Life Issues

Satisfaction

Posted October 28, 2024 - Faith, False Idols

A man who finds no satisfaction in himself, will seek for it in vain elsewhere.

— La Rouchefoucauld —

A man who finds no satisfaction in himself, will seek for it in vain elsewhere.

Accept

Posted October 27, 2024 - Acceptance

It requires less character to discover the faults of others than to accept them.

— J. Petit-Senn —

It requires less character to discover the faults of others than to accept them….

The Line

Posted October 26, 2024 - Evil

The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either--but right through every human heart.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn —

The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either–but right through every human heart.

Stories

Posted October 23, 2024 - Achievement, Change, Death, Leadership

If you are having trouble achieving your goals, there is only one thing standing between you and achieving those goals...the BS story you keep telling yourself.

— JMeyer —

If you are having trouble achieving your goals, there is only one thing standing between you and achieving those goals…the BS story you keep telling yourself.

Even

Posted October 21, 2024 - Helping Others

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.

— John E. Southard —

“The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.” ~John E. Southard

God and Something Greater

Posted October 20, 2024 - Faith

God will never leave you empty. If something is taken away, He will replace it with something better. If He denies your request in a certain area, it is because He wishes to give you what is best. If He asks you to put something down, it is so you can pick up something greater.

— Unknown —

God will never leave you empty. If something is taken away, He will replace it with something better. If He denies your request in a certain area, it is because He wishes to give you what is best. If He asks you to put something down, it is so you can pick up something greater.

Look Up and See

Posted October 17, 2024 - Faith, Fear

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

— 2 Corinthins 4:18 —

Colossians 3:2, “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”

Hold On or Let Go?

Posted October 11, 2024 - Letting Go

One of the hardest life lessons is letting go. Whether it's guilt, anger, love, loss, or betrayal. Change is never easy. We fight to hold on, and we fight to let go.

— Unknown —

Isaiah 43:18-19, “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (ESV)

Rebuild

Posted October 10, 2024 - Perseverance

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

— Napoleon Hill —

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.” ~Napoleon Hill

Use of Life

Posted October 8, 2024 - Life Issues

The most significant use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.

— William James (paraphrased) —

The most significant use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it…