“Coming to terms with the parts of a change that you cannot control is critical to being successful. The most constructive thing you can do with No Control factors during change is: 1. Recognize they exist, 2. See them for what they’re worth, 3. Let them go.” - Chris Clarke-Epstein
“The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what you are for what you could become.” – Charles du Bos
“When considering change, remember — there is an emotional connection necessary for people to commit to new ways.” ~ Stacy Aaron
“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” – Benjamin Mays
“As you are, so your staff shall be.”
“A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” ― Patricia Neal
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope.” ― Maya Angelou
“What are your personal anchors — people, things, places, or rituals — that keep you connected to yourself, your sense of well-being, and your feelings? What makes you feel secure in the world? Who or [Continued...]
“You know my whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.”
Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a State police officer sees a car puttering along at 22 MPH. He thinks to himself, “This driver is just as dangerous as [Continued...]
“If you want to make enemies, try to change something.” – Woodrow Wilson
“Even if we can’t be happy, we must always be cheerful.” – Irving Kristol
“We have to hold our own cup. We have to dare to say: ‘This is my life, the life that is given to me, and it is this life that I have to live, as [Continued...]
“When you have laboriously accomplished your daily tasks, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.” – Victor Hugo
Two goobers go on a fishing trip. They rent all the equipment – the reels, the rods, the wading suits, the rowboat, the car, and even a cabin in the woods – they spent a [Continued...]
Ephesians 6
God has put parents over us, no exceptions.
Proverbs 22:6
Obey them in the Lord.
Obey and honor– makes life more complete.
Why is it dangerous to want our parents out of the way?
Children tend to think they [Continued...]
“Things could be worse – suppose your errors were published every day like the baseball players.”
There’s an old saying, “Erasers are for people who make errors.” A better expression is, “Erasers are for people who are willing to correct their mistakes.”
The minister delivered his Sunday morning service as usual but this particular Sunday it was considerably longer than normal. However, it was so well prepared and had so many wonderful scripture quotations he just knew [Continued...]
“We are saved by God’s mercy, not by our merit – by Christ’s dying, not by our doing.”