Category: Thoughts

As You Thinketh

Posted May 26, 2020 - Kindness, Patience, Peace, Thoughts

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

— James Allen —

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

Christmas Eve Emotions

Posted December 24, 2019 - Acceptance, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Death, Thoughts

Christmas has always stirred me emotionally--especially the night before. I used to think it was about me, but then I realized it was about Him and why He came and what He did and continues to do...in that moment everything changed.

— JMeyer —

Christmas has always stirred me emotionally–especially the night before. I used to think it was about me, but then I realized it was about Him and why He came and what He did and continues to do…in that moment everything changed.

Actions

Posted September 13, 2019 - Action, Thoughts

I have always thought the action of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

— John Locke —

I have always thought the action of men the best interpreters of their thoughts…

Fate

Posted August 28, 2019 - Thoughts

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.

— Henry David Thoreau —

“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.” ~Henry David Thoreau

Mind Threshold

Posted June 25, 2019 - Thoughts

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.

— Khalil Gibran —

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind…

Think and Grow Peaceful

Posted September 12, 2018 - Happiness, Letting Go, Serenity, Thoughts

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

— Marcus Aurelius —

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking…

Mind Threshold

Posted June 24, 2017 - Thoughts

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.

— Khalil Gibran —

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind…

Think and Grow Peaceful

Posted September 8, 2016 - Happiness, Letting Go, Serenity, Thoughts

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

— Marcus Aurelius —

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

Roads and Thoughts

Posted August 1, 2016 - Thoughts

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I---I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

— Robert Frost —

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”  ~Robert Frost Throughout my life I’ve traversed down some less-traveled roads.  Some because of stupidity, others because of rebellion, but mostly because I’ve always been my own person. It seems as though our world…

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Pictures Part 2

Posted May 13, 2016 - Dream, Mental Condition, Purpose, Thoughts

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

— Albert Einstein —

This is a continuation of yesterday’s message… I remember picturing having a loving and solid relationship with my wife and being a great dad to our kids.  I pictured being a good son, son-in-law, brother and friend.  In essence I was picturing everything I had allowed my addiction to steal from me. Then I remember…

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