Life can be boiled down to a couple of easy axioms as far as I'm concerned: live in the "is" and not in the "was"; and when it comes to conflict, worry less about what the other person/situation is doing (ie what's out of your control) and more about what you can do to overcome and thrive. We all experience change, we all experience conflict and strife. I promise you, by abiding these two things...there's not a whole lot that will get you down. And if something does, it sure won't be able to keep you there.
With that being said, here's something I found this morning that I'd want to share with you.
One ship drives east and another drives west,
While the self-same breezes blow;
It's the set of the sails and not the gales,
That bids them where to go.
Like the winds of the seas are the ways of the fates,
As we voyage through life;
It's the set of the soul that decides the goal,
And not the storms or the strife.
"Incentive," "inspiration," "drive," "enthusiasm," "reason," "purpose. " All these words can be found when you look for a definition of motivation. When I Googled "motivation" I got over seven million hits and some great quotes:
"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." - Albert Einstein
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up...>>Read more...
That is a question I (and more often, Debbie) get all the time. How do you work with your spouse? The answer is simple. I love her. And if you're puzzled for a good definition of the "L" word, on this-our 16th anniversary-try this one on for size.
Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes...>>Read more...
Kevin is a boy who might be described as "slow." He didn't learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. He couldn't compete in schoolyard races. But Kevin had a way with people. His bright smile and big heart won him plenty of friends.
My friend Randy, the pastor at Kevin's church, decided they needed a basketball team for boys. Kevin signed on and soon basketball became a center of his life. He practiced hard. While the other boys worked at...>>Read more...
Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed 'Easy Eddie.' He was Capone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money...>>Read more...
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by.. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the...>>Read more...
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