At what point in your life is it exactly as you expected? Does this really ever happen? If you asked yourself 5 or 10 years ago, if you pictured yourself where you are today. . . would you have been right?
Now for some, and yes I fall victim to this as well, look at this [...]
Archive > September 2009
Your “Bar Stool” Story
Keep On Go’in
If you strike a thorn or rose,
Keep a-goin’!
If it hails or if it snows,
‘Taint no use to sit an’ whine
When the fish ain’t on your line;
Bait your hook an’ keep a-tryin’–
Keep a-goin’!
When the weather kills your crop,
Though ’tis work to reach the top,
S’pose you’re out o’ every dime,
Gitting broke ain’t any crime;
Tell the world you’re [...]
“F” Word
There was a mother inside of the grocery store the other day, and while in line, she was complaining about everything. About the length of the line, the volume of the music, the cashier was too slow, the weather. . . and I looked down at her daughter, who seemed to be about 4 years [...]
Best Way To Surivive. . . Wait I Mean Thrive
Imagine what it must be like to be shipped like cargo along with your whole family to a place, the only purpose of which is to kill people. Imagine struggling to stay alive physically and spiritually in that setting, not knowing what has happened to the rest of your family, but believing that they were [...]
I Am Proud Of You
I AM PROUD OF YOU!
How does it feel when your father, mother, significant other, or anyone special in your life says these 5 words to you!
See how powerfully this simple sentence affects you? The same is true for others, so why not use it more often? One of the greatest gifts you can give people [...]
The Most Important Thing To Remember
“Getting together is a beginning; staying together is a step forward; working together is a success.” –Henry Ford
A few years ago, during the Para-Olympics help in Seattle, nine participants, all mentally retarded or physically challenged, had aligned themselves for the 100 meter hurdles.
Although at the given signal they didn’t start exactly at that moment, [...]
Dare To Embrase Adversity
“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.”
– Lou Holtz
Success in life depends upon being strong people with clear goals and indomitable spirits. Unfortunately most of us aren’t born that way. We grow that way. And that growth can either come from us entering willfully into [...]
Believe In Yourself – If You Won’t, I Will For You!
The key to success is to never stop believing in yourself. It is normal to have doubts hanging over you, but as soon as you decide to believe in yourself – in spite of what others say – these clouds will go away.
Successful people believe in themselves without being arrogant. But they didn’t get there [...]
My Life’s Mission Statement
If I can throw a single ray of light across the darkened pathway of another; if I can aid some soul to clearer sight of life and duty, and thus bless my brother; if I can wipe from any human cheek a tear, I shall not have lived my life in vain while here.
If I [...]
