updated:
February 04, 2019
Apple Seeds® Search Index
Topical Index
Business/Management | Leadership | Character | Choices-Decisions-Commitment | Motivation | Education/Teaching | Family/Parenting | Friends/Relationships | Grief/Funeral | Edgar A. Guest poems | Holidays/Seasonal: New Year-Lent-Easter-Mother's Day-Thanksgiving-Advent-Christmas-Chanukah | Humor | Holy Spirit | Inspiration/Spirituality | Irish Wisdom | Marriage | Nature/Earth Day | Patriotic | Prayers | Retirement | St. Francis of Assisi | Sports | Miscellaneous
For your convenience, following are recent new pages:
![]()
- "The Difference Between Romance and Love" Marjorie Holmes (PDF)
- "That's Outside My Boat" Steve Gilbert (PDF)
- Wooden's Wednesday Wisdom!, Volume 4 Issue 175 (PDF)
BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT: (Top)
- "7 Things You Must Give to Others If You Want to Achieve Success!" Chris Widener (PDF)
- "7 Ways to Communicate Better" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- 8 Ethical Values as Hallmarks of a Virtuous Organization (PDF)
- "9 Guidelines to Consider" Charles Hendrickson Brower (PDF)
- "10 Commandments of Cell Phone Etiquette" Dan Briody (PDF)
- "The Ten Commandments of Success" Charles M. Schwab (PDF)
- 10 Ways to Have a Better Day
- 10 Pathways to Positive Speech
- "Top Ten Ways To Support Someone In Being Their Best" Michael Angier (PDF)
- 12 Elements That Make Great Service Possible (PDF)
- "30 Qualities for Success" Zig Ziglar
- Afraid to Speak Up? Battling Public Speaking Jitters
- "Ambition Takes You Far" Rabbi Zelig Pliskin (PDF)
- "Attitude is Everything" Jim Rohn
- “Basic Rules for Making Good Decisions” Zig Ziglar (PDF)
- "Be Enterprising" Jim Rohn
- "The Big Rocks of Life" Dr. Stephen R. Covey (PDF)
- "Bring Talent to the Team" Price Pritchett (PDF)
- "Change Begins with Choice" Jim Rohn
- "Checking the Day" Edgar Guest
- Constructive Thinking: Your Elevator to Success
- "Criticism is a Sharp Instrument" Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski (PDF)
- "Custodians & Professors" Louis Schmier (PDF)
- “Differences Between Managers and Leaders” Warren Bennis (PDF)
- Don't Argue – Discuss
- "Don’t Let Conflict Keep You From Success" Chris Widener (PDF)
- "Don't Send Your Ducks to Eagle School" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "Enterprise is Better than Ease" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "Foundations of Mission Operations" Gene Franz (PDF)
- "Formula for Successful Customer Service Has Been Discovered" (PDF)
- "How to Communicate Like a Pro" Nido Qubein (PDF)
- "How To Write Effectively" Nido Qubein
- "The Hundreth Monkey" Ken Keyes, Jr.
- "The Ideal Employer: A - Z" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- Labor that Works Miracles Jim Rohn
- "Listening Learning and Leading" Mark Gorkin (PDF)
- "The Need for Moral Literacy" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- "Practice Kaizen" Price Pritchett (PDF)
- "Potential for High Achievement" Denis Waitley
- Procrastination's 12 Signals Denis Waitley
- Professional Ethics Gen. C.C. Krulak, USMC (Ret.)
- R2~A2 Formula for Success Napoleon Hill
- "Reaping a Multiple Reward" Jim Rohn
- "Reflections--A Top Ten List of Year-End Questions" Michael E. Angier
- Resolve Most Disputes (PDF)
- "Roadblocks to Growth" Shelia Murphy, Ph.D. (PDF)
- The Secretary's Prayer
- "Secrets of Success" Chris Widener (PDF)
- "Servant Leadership" Ken Blanchard (PDF)
- "The Seven C's of Success" Brian Tracy (PDF)
- "The Seven C's of Success" Chris Widener (PDF)
- Seven Rules for Gaffe-Free E-Mails
- Six Ways to Make People Like You Dale Carnegie
- S.M.A.R.T. Goals Jim Rohn
- "To Be Successful—Have a Mentor" Dr. Shelia Murray Bethel (PDF)
- The Ten Commandments of E-Mail
- "The Ten Cannots" Rev. William J. H. Boetcker (PDF)
- Time Management Jim Rohn
- "Top 10 Traits of Highly Successful People" Philip Humbert
- "What the Fundamentals Produce" Deacon "Easy Ed" Macauley (PDF)
- "Want To Be Taken Seriously? Become a Better Writer" Dave Kerpen (PDF)
- The Workplace: "Dilbert"-style
- "You Are at the Top When…" Zig Ziglar PDF
- You Can Tell a Texan But You Can't Tell Him Much
LEADERSHIP: (Top)
- The "5 C's of Leadership" (PDF)
- "7 Ways To Grow Into A Strong Leader" Tony Dungy (PDF)
- 10 Qualities of a Leader (PDF)
- 10 Traits of Successful Leaders (PDF)
- "The 12 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Leadership"
- "The Best of All the Coaches…" Dr. Denis Waitley (PDF)
- Blessed is the Leader (PDF)
- "Character Traits of Extraordinary Leaders" Chris Widener (PDF)
- "Commandant to President: 8 Key Concepts" Gen. Charles C. Krulak
- "Courage: The Indispensable Quality" Brian Tracy (PDF)
- Emphasis On Teamwork
- Four Traits of Effective Leaders
- "A Leadership Model Relevant to the Real Life Most of Us Live" Chris Lowney (PDF)
- Leadership: The World ... The Gospel
- "Leadership: One of the Highest Forms of Service" Earl Nightingale (PDF)
- "Leadership Opportunities" Connie Podesta (PDF)
- Leadership Quiz for Courage and Change (PDF)
- "Life Would Be Easy…If it Weren't for Communication Differences" (PDF)
- "Listening, Learning and Leading" Mark Gorkin (PDF)
- On Leadership
- Our Beliefs and Values About Leadership W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- "The Paradoxical Commandments" Dr. Kent M. Keith (PDF)
- Prayer of a Reluctant Leader
- Qualities of Skillful Leadership Jim Rohn
- "Servant Leadership" Ken Blanchard (PDF)
- Servant Leadership: Greenleaf & DePree
- "Steel and Velvet" Steve Goodier (PDF)
- "Ten Characteristics of Good and Weak Leaders" Steve Goodier (PDF)
- Twenty Attributes of a Leader
- "Do it Right the First Time" Wooden's Wisdom (PDF)
- "The World Needs Leaders" John C. Maxwell (PDF)
- "The Six C's of Character" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- 12 Measures for Building Character
- The Art of Courage
- "Attaining Mastery" Stewart Emory (PDF)
- "Brighten Your Corner" William Arthur Ward (PDF)
- "The Champion Within" Denis Waitley
- Character: Definition
- "Character" Jim Rohn
- "Character Development Does Not Come Overnight" Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski (PDF)
- "Coaching for Character" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- Comfort Zone
- "Courage to Face Up to Ethical Challenges" Gen. C.C. Krulak, USMC
- "Creating Your Character" Jim Rohn
- "Creating Your Character–II" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "Dare Mighty Things" Pres. Teddy Roosevelt (PDF)
- "Dare to be Different"
- "Discipline Yourself and Others Won’t Need To" Coach John Wooden (PDF)
- "Does the Personal Character of Our Leaders Really Matter" Arianna Huffington (PDF)
- "Do You Use These Alibis?" Napoleon Hill (PDF)
- "Don't Quit"
- "Ethics Codes Don't Make People Ethical" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- Excellence
- "If You Are Wise" William Arthur Ward
- Integrity: Definition
- Integrity # 2
- Leafage and Rootage
- "Lessons From the Racquetball Court" Steve Goodier (PDF)
- Magnanimity - In Search of the Lost Virtue: "a reaching out of the soul to great things…"
- "The Man Who Is Not Afraid of Failure Seldom Has to Face It" (PDF)
- "The Miracle of Personal Development" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "My Creed" Dean Alfange PDF
- Native American Code of Ethics
- Needed--Men and Women of Character
- "Our Own Sense of Moral Integrity"
- "Prepare For The Best" Rabbi Zelig Pliskin (PDF)
- Prudence - Mother of All Virtues: Cardinal Virtues of Prudence, Justice, Fortitude & Temperance (PDF)
- The Self-Esteem Creed (PDF)
- "Self-Talk of Persistence & Perseverance" Rabbi Zelig Pliskin (PDF)
- “Seven Character Traits of Successful People” Chris Widener (PDF)
- "Sincerity" (PDF)
- Six Rules of Credibility (PDF)
- Steps to Maturity (PDF)
- "Today, Remember" Steve Gilbert (PDF)
- "Tomorrow" Edgar Guest
- "Top Ten Ways to Inspire Others to be Their Best" Michael Angier
- "Trust Involves Character and Competence" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- "Tyranny of the Should" Rabbi Dove Heller, M.A. (PDF)
- Value of Discipline (PDF)
- What Makes a Team Strong?
- "A Winner's Blueprint for Achievement" William Arthur Ward (PDF)
- "The Winner's Circle" Dr. Denis Waitley (PDF)
- Would You Do It If It Were On TV? Michael Josephson (PDF)
CHOICESDECISIONSCOMMITMENT: (Top)
- "Four Characteristics Usually Found in Those Who Impact Our Lives" Charles Swindoll (PDF)
- "6 Behaviors That Increase Self-Esteem" Dr. Denis Waitley (PDF)
- 7 Cardinal Rules In Life Everyone Should Know About (PDF)
- "7 Keys for Joyful Living" Chris Widener (PDF)
- "9 Things Happy People Do to Stress Less" Angel Chernoff (PDF)
- "10 Common Traits that Kill Happiness" Dennis Gaskill (PDF)
- 10 Ways to Build Resilience American Psychological Assoc. (PDF)
- "18 Random Rules of Life" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- 24 Things to Remember
- "26 Quick Tips for Living and Inspire Life" Carol James (PDF)
- Acts of Kindness
- Ancient Thoughts
- "And If Not Now, Then When?" Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski (PDF)
- "Are You Really Going To Talk To Yourself That Way?" Steve Gilbert (PDF)
- "Attainment of Success & Happiness" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "Autograph Your Career and Your Life with Excellence" Dr. Denis Waitley (PDF)
- "Be at Peace" St. Francis de Sales
- "Being Self-Reliant" Dr. Denis Waitley (PDF)
- Believe In Yourself
- The "Best" Test Chris Widener (PDF)
- Framework for Building Community (PDF)
- "Challenges to Pursue" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "Change Your Life by Changing Your Habits" Dr. Denis Waitley (PDF)
- "The Choice" Og Mandino (PDF)
- "Choose Life" Rabbi Zelig Pliskin (PDF)
- "The Coffee or the Cup" Steve Gilbert (PDF)
- Commitment to Change (PDF)
- "A Commitment to Excellence" Mario Andretti
- "Consult Not Your Fears..." Pope John XXIII
- "Count Your Blessings and Begin to Change Your Life" Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (PDF)
- The Courage to Dare (PDF)
- "Courage is Necessary" Rollo May (PDF)
- "CREDO: Make Space in Your Life for the Things That Matter" Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (PDF)
- Diligence: the Virtue that Overcomes the Sin of Sloth
- "Don't Miss the Chance" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- "Equipment" Edgar Guest
- "Facing The Enemies Within" Jim Rohn
- Faith In Myself
- "Finish Every Day" Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "The Four Emotions That Can Lead to Life Change" Jim Rohn
- "Four Words that Make Life Worthwhile" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "The Gift of Thoughtfulness" Bob Burg
- "Great Moral Societies" Georgia Anne Geyer (PDF)
- "Guidelines to be Self-Reliant Adults" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "The Guy In The Glass" Peter "Dale" Wimbrow
- "How to Change Your Habits" Sir John Hargrave
- How to Live a Significant Life Dr. R. Dobbins (PDF)
- "I Believe" Brian Tracy
- It's Up to You (PDF)
- I Want to Die Living
- "Keys to Finding Your Genius" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- Learn How To Put Failure Behind (PDF)
- "Learn to Be Happy" Rabbi Zelig Pliskin (PDF)
- "Leaving a Legacy-Principles to Live By" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- Letting Go (PDF)
- "Life's 10 Principles of Success" Dennis Gaskill (PDF)
- "Living Life in the Present and in the Moment" Denis Waitley
- "Make Better Choices Beginning Today" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "My Creed" Edgar Guest
- My Rule of Life
- "On Procrastination" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "On the Uncommon Man" President Herbert Hoover (PDF)
- "Our Deepest Fear" Marianne Williamson (PDF)
- Outstanding Volunteer
- "The Paradoxical Commandments" Dr. Kent M. Keith (PDF)
- "Pessimist vs. Optimist" William Arthur Ward
- “Plumbers and Philosophers” Louis Schmier
- Post-Modern Proverbs
The Power of Choice- The Power of Choice #2 (PDF)
- "The Principles of Tenacity" Chris Widener (PDF)
- Reflect, Risk Leave a Legacy
- Rise Above Criticism (PDF)
- "The Roadmap to Happiness" Coach Frank DiCocco (PDF)
- "Satisfy Your Expectations, Not Those of Others" John Wooden (PDF)
- Savvy Sense
- "The Seasons of Life - Part 1" Jim Rohn
- "The Seasons of Life - Spring" Jim Rohn
- Second Coming Compliant--A Readiness Survey
- "Sermons We See" Edgar Guest
- "The Set of the Sail" Jim Rohn
- "Seven Signs of Wisdom" Dennis Gaskill (PDF)
- "Simply Neglect" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "Sing…Dance…Climb…" William Arthur Ward
- "Springtimes of Life" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- Statistics on Success
- Stress Management (PDF)
- Ten Commandments for a Long and Peaceful Life
- "That Burning Desire"
- That Great Purpose
- "That's Outside My Boat" Steve Gilbert (PDF)
- A Thinking Person (PDF)
- "Thought to Guide My Actions" Steve Gilbert (PDF)
- "Three Rules for Turning Stress into Success" Dr. Denis Waitley (PDF)
- "The Time to Act" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- This Is To Be My Symphony
- "Time Offers Opportunity" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "To Risk" William Arthur Ward
- "The Two Choices We Face" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- Villanova Commencement Address, Class of 1999
- "Walking a New Road" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- Warrior's Song
- What Have We Done Today?
- "What Makes It All Worthwhile?" Coach Frank DiCocco (PDF)
- "What the Olympics Can Teach You About Achieving Your Dreams" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- What Will Matter?" Michael Josephson
- When Are You Too Old?
- "Wherever You Are, Be There" Jim Rohn
- "While Others Are…" William Arthur Ward (PDF)
- "Who Sets Your Standards?" Steve Goodier (PDF)
- "The Winner's Circle" Denis Waitley (PDF)
- "Why Not You!" Jerry Clark (PDF)
- "Why Not You" Steve Maraboli (PDF)
- Wise Words - Proverbs 25:11 Roger Lipe (PDF)
- "You Become What You Think About" Rabbi Zelig Pliskin (PDF)
- You Are Worth It (PDF)
- You Are Worthy!
- You Decide
- "Your Dead-Level Best" Dr. Bill Denton (PDF)
- Your Destiny
- "Your Life's Task" Steve Gilbert (PDF)
MOTIVATION: (Top)
- "13 Maxims for Developing the Creative Process" Robert Cooper (PDF)
- 21 Keys to a Happy Life
- "The Awesome Power of Two Words" Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (PDF)
- "Believe in Yourself" Walter B. Wintle (PDF)
- Christopher Ideals (PDF)
- "The Creative Power of Words" Wilfred Peterson (PDF)
- "The Creative Process" Roger Lipe (PDF)
- A Creed To Live By
- The Few Things You Really Need To Remember
- "The Gift of Aspiration" Collin McCorty (PDF)
- Happiness Is a Product of Realization
- "Inspiration Evokes the Vision - Motivation Empowers the Mission" Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR (PDF)
- It's A Most Unusual Day
- “A Key to Motivation” Brian Tracy (PDF)
- "Live Today!" Jerry Spinelli (PDF)
- An Old Farmer's Advice (PDF)
- "Mr. Shoaff's Simple Strategies to Success" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "Plant Yourself Where You Are" Jon Gordon (PDF)
- "Press On" Pres. Calvin Coolidge
- "Proverbs for Abundant Living" (PDF)
- The "Second" Ten Commandments
- "A Sense of Urgency" Charlie “Tremendous” Jones (PDF)
- "Teamwork" Price Pritchett (PDF)
- "This Day Is Mine" Douglas A Cox (PDF)
- Thoughts of a Winner
- Truths For Living
- You Can Change Your Thoughts (PDF)
- 1 Corinthians, Chap. 13: A Teacher's Paraphrase
- A Blue Ribbon Difference
- "Advice for Graduates" (PDF)
- Afraid to Speak Up? Battling Public Speaking Jitters
- "Commandant to President: 8 Key Concepts" Gen. Charles C. Krulak
- "Education" Edgar A. Guest
- End of the School Year Prayer
- English: A Crazy Language
- Find Something Beautiful
- Forgiveness: Understanding the Five Basic Components (PDF)
- "Four Questions for Graduation Day" Sara Debbie Gutfreund (PDF)
- God Loves Teachers
- Good Teaching Requirements
- "Heaviest Element Discovered" by William DeBuvitz (PDF)
- His Teacher's Hand Steve Goodier
- The "I's" Have It!
- I Am A Teacher
- "I Am A Teacher" Beth Nelson
- "I am a Teacher" John W. Schlatter (PDF)
- It's A School Night
- Knowledge vs. Knowing
- The Knowledge We Have
- "The Need for Moral Literacy" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- A New Look at ENGLISH . . .
- The Parable of a Child
- "Pearls of Wisdom" Louis Schmier (PDF)
- Positive Teacher Pledge Jon Gordon
- "Prayer for Communicators" David B. Collins (PDF)
- A Psalm for Students
- Purpose of Education (PDF)
- Read All The Books Jim Rohn
- Strength and Courage
- A Student's Creed Source Unknown
- A Student's Prayer St. Thomas Aquinas
- "A Teacher's Prayer" Olga de Juana (PDF)
- A Teacher's Prayer
- A Teacher's Prayer (2nd)
- A Teacher's Refrain
- "Toward a Philosophy of Education in the Spirit of St. Bonaventure" Zachery Hayes, OFM (PDF)
- "Twas the Night Before Finals..."
- What Do You Make?
- "What is an Educated Man?" Dr. George A. Coe (PDF)
- "What Teachers Make" by Taylor Mali
- Why English Is One of the Most Difficult Languages to Learn
- 10 Rules Kids Won't Learn In School
- "10 Things to Teach your Son About True Manhood" Tony Dungy (PDF)
- "12 Ways to Strengthen Your Family" Source Unknown (PDF)
- Agape - "Love One Another" (PDF)
- "A Real New Year's Resolution: Becoming a Good Father and Husband" Brian Doyle (PDF)
- Beatitudes for Parents
- Benefits of Brevity (PDF)
- Big Mud Puddles and Sunny Yellow Dandelions
- "Boy O' Mine" Edgar Guest
- A Challenge For The 21st Century
- A Child's Advice to His Parents
- "At the Door" Edgar Guest
- The Drug Problem in America (PDF)
- Family Wisdom
- "Father" Edgar A. Guest
- "Father and Son" Edgar A. Guest
- A Father's Advice to His Son
- Give Your Spouse Positive Reinforcement (PDF)
- Golden Rules for Living (PDF)
- "Great Minds Discuss Ideas" John Wooden (PDF)
- Guardian Angel Prayer
- "How to Communicate After a Fight – Six Easy Steps to Recover Relationship Harmony!" (PDF)
- "If" Rudyard Kipling
- "If I Had To Do It All Over Again…" Zig Ziglar (PDF)
- "In Our Home" adapted from 1 Thess. 5:11, 13, 15-18
- "The Journey Through Adolescence" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- Love in the Home
- Maker of the Home
- "A Man's Prayer" Grantland Rice (PDF)
- Mary Parachini's Principles to Guide Life
- "A Message for My Child" Patrick Atkinson
- My Children Are Coming Today
- "Ordinary Days" Ann Kiemel Anderson (PDF)
- A Parent's Prayer (PDF)
- "A Parent's Prayer" Fr. James Meana (PDF)
- The Parable of a Child
- "The Power in Praising Your Family" Chris Widener (PDF)
- A Prayer for Those Growing Older
- "The Self-Same Test" Edgar Guest (PDF)
- Strength and Courage
- Stress Management (PDF)
- "Successful Parenting Begins With You" Zig Ziglar
- The Strength of a Man
- "Take a Moment" Dr. Denis Waitley (PDF)
- Thank You Lord . . .
- The Triple "A" Seal of Good Parenting
- Ways to Love a Child
- "We Pray for Children" Ina J. Hughs
- "What Is A Boy?" Alan Beck (PDF)
- "What is A Girl?" Alan Beck (PDF)
- What is a Man? (PDF)
- What Makes a Family Strong
- Why God Made Moms…
- Young Peoples' Bill of Responsibilities (PDF)
FRIENDSHIPS and RELATIONSHIPS: (Top)
![]()
- 6 Ways To Accept Others As They Are (PDF)
- "The 10 Commandments of How to Get Along With People" Ann Landers (PDF)
- 10 Steps for Handling Life's Hurts
- "Ten Ways To Be Unhappy" Neil Eskelin
- 100 Benefits of Journaling
- The ABCs of Friendship
- "The Art of Giving" Wilfred A. Peterson
- Around The Corner
- A Blessing to Friendship
- Build A Box of Friendship
- The Claddagh - Love, Friendship, Loyalty
- "Did I Take Time?" William Arthur Ward (PDF)
- "The Difference Between Romance and Love" Marjorie Holmes (PDF)
- "A Faithful Friend" Sirach 6:5-17 (PDF)
- For a Reason
- Friends
- A Friend Should Be
- "A Friend's Greeting"
- Friendship Promise
- Friendship vs. Love
- Getting Along With People
- I Believe…
- I Have Learned...
- "I Wish for You..."
- "People Touch Our Lives" Lois A. Cheney
- Persons Are Gifts (PDF)
- "Put a Little Z.I.P. Into Your Relationships! Chris Widener (PDF)
- "Recharging Your Relationships" Chris Widener (PDF)
- "Remember" Steve Goodier (PDF)
- Right Now…
- Strength and Courage
- Unwrapping Your Gifts
- "What Does Love Mean?"
- Your Friendship
- Catholic Church’s Teaching on Suicide and Other Helpful Resources
- Planning Ahead: Readings and Funeral Poems. Here are the most loved poems, prose, religious texts, thoughts and readings for funerals.
- Funeral Poems and Memorial Readings: A good way to deliver a truly memorable reading though is with a specifically written funeral poem.
- Prayers for Memorial Prayer Cards: Includes Irish Blessings & Spanish collection of Memorial Prayers.
- Popular Funeral Poems
- Sympathy Message Ideas: What to write in a sympathy card? Having difficulty finding the words for a heartfelt or meaningful message to write in your sympathy card? Start with the General Sympathy Card Messages, or, Sympathy Card Message Writing Tips.
- Sympathy Thank You Card Verses
- What to Write in a Sympathy Card: Ideas and condolence quotes to better help you express yourself.
- "As We Prayed" Edgar A. Guest
- "Creed" Edgar A. Guest
- "Father" Edgar A. Guest
- "For A Time"
- "For Those I Love, For Those Who Love Me" Ardis Marletta
- "Guests of My Life" Rabindranath Tagore (PDF)
- Journey Home
- "A Letter From Heaven" © Alena Hakala Meadows (used with permission)
- "Miss Me - But Let Me Go"
- A Mother’s Prayer of Anguish on the death of a child
- Nina Gentile Memorial
- "She is Gone" David Harkins
- "When No Words Seem Appropriate"
- "As We Prayed"
- "At Christmas"
- "At the Door"
- "Boy O' Mine"
- "Can't" Edgar A. Guest (PDF)
- "Checking the Day"
- "The Cookie Jar"
- "Creed" Edgar A. Guest
- "Education" Edgar A. Guest
- "Equipment"
- "Failure" Edgar A. Guest
- "Father" Edgar A. Guest
- "Father and Son" Edgar A. Guest
- "The Fishing Cure" Edgar A. Guest
- "Fishing Nooks" Edgar A. Guest
- "Four Men of God" Edgar A. Guest
- "A Friend's Greeting"
- "Good Enough" Edgar A. Guest (PDF)
- "The Good World" Edgar A. Guest
- "Home"
- "The Inn-Keeper Makes Excuses"
- "It Couldn't Be Done"
- "The Lay of the Troubled Golfer"
- "My Creed" Edgar A. Guest (PDF)
- "Memorial Day" Edgar A. Guest
- "The Mother on the Sidewalk" Edgar A. Guest
- "The Need"
- "Prayer for the Home"
- "The Self-Same Test" Edgar A. Guest (PDF)
- "Sermons We See"
- "Soldier on Crutches, The"
- "Tomorrow"
- "Yesterday" Edgar A. Guest
HOLIDAYS and SEASONAL:
NEW YEAR's: (Top)
- Assorted New Year Quotes, Stories & Prayers
- Attitudes That Can Change Your Life (PDF)
- 15 Exercises We'd Be Better Off Without in 2010 (PDF)
- A Benediction for New Year's 2000
- Advice for All on New Year's Day Ann Landers
- "Decalogue of Assisi for Peace" Pope John Paul II
- Enter the New Year – 2010 (PDF)
- "Let Go of Your Grudges" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- "A Morning Wish" W. R. Hunt (PDF)
- "A New Year" William Arthur Ward
- A New Year's Prayer
- A New Year's Prayer # 2
- "A New Year Wish" W.R. Hunt (PDF)
- Prayer for the New Year2000
- Prayer for 1999--Pope John Paul II
- Prayer for the Year of Great Jubilee--Pope John Paul II
- Recipe for a New Year
- "Reflections--A Top Ten List of Year-End Questions" Michael E. Angier
- Second Coming Compliant--A Readiness Survey
- The Way to a Happy New Year
- "A Year of Time"
- Lenten Reflections: Different reflection & scripture reading through Lent.
- "Acts of Benevolence" Growing Each Day, Shevat 2 – Aish.com
- Act of Contrition
- Dying to Self (PDF)
- Four Signs of a Healthy Lenten Spirituality (PDF)
- Lent: A Different Approach to Fasting
- Lent: A Season of Fasting (PDF)
- Lenten February (PDF)
- A Lenten Reflection
- A Lenten Reflection: Repentance & Reform
- "Let Go of Your Grudges" Michael Josephson (PDF)
- "Litany of Humility" Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (PDF)
- "The Master's Hand" Dorothy M. Barter-Snow (PDF)
- "A Prayer on Fasting" Peggy Rowe-Linn (PDF)
- Repentance: Start practicing what you believe in.
- Suggestions for a Lenten Sacrifice (PDF)
- What Determines What Day Lent Begins?
- "Beatitudes for Mothers" Author Unknown (PDF)
- A Mother's Love Chris Charles
- A Mother's Love Erma Bombeck
- Why God Made Moms…
THANKSGIVING: (Top)
Thanksgiving E-cards
Thanksgiving Reflections: History of, Blessings, Prayers and Quotations (PDF)
- 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln
- "For Everything Give Thanks" H.I. Tupper (PDF)
- "For This Our Beauty..."
- "Gov. Bradford's Thanksgiving Proclamation"
- Gratitude
- Harvest of Thoughts
- Origins of Thanksgiving Day
- "President Lincoln's Proclamation"
- "A Thankful Thanksgiving" Jim Rohn (PDF)
- "A Thanksgiving Proclamation" Pres. George Washington
- "A Thanksgiving Prayer"
- "A Thanksgiving Prayer" # 2
- A Prayer of Thanksgiving
- "Prayer of Thanksgiving" Vienna Cobb Anderson (PDF)
- "We Thank Thee" Robert Louis Stevenson
- You Only Get To Keep What You Give Away
Advent & Christmas Resources for Reflection: prayers, poems, Advent Calendars, readings & sermon illustrations
- "Eight Days of Chanukah" Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
- "Chanukah" Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski (PDF)
- Chanukah Resources: Articles and Recordings. Begins on December 2, 2018.
- All I Really Need to Know about Life, I Learned from Noah's Ark (PDF)
- An Old Farmer's Advice (PDF)
- Anti Stress Kit (PDF)
- Christian Bumper Stickers
- Christian One-Liners
- Cowboy Fruit Cake Recipe
- Cowboy 10 Commandments
- A Cowboy's Guide to Life (PDF)
- The Gift of Life
- Heavenly Father (PDF)
- Hints on Pronunciation for Foreigners (PDF)
- "I Will Never Die" humor
- If Noah Built the Ark Today
- Law of… (PDF)
- "Laws of Computing" source unknown (PDF)
- Lesser Known Proverbs
- Look At Me . . .
- New Element Discovered
- The Procrastinator's Creed
- Ramblings of a Retired Mind (PDF)
- Who's on First–A Reprise
- Why Computers Sometimes Crash
- Words of Wisdom
- You Can Tell a Texan But You Can't Tell Him Much
HOLY SPIRIT: (Top)
- "The Coach for Our Lives: Role of the Holy Spirit" Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR
- "Come Holy Spirit"
- Prayer for the New Year2000
INSPIRATION/SPIRITUALITY: (Top)
- "10 Commandments for the Internet Age" Archbishop Eamon Martin (PDF)
- "12 Happiness Activities" Steve Gilbert, Win Your Day! (PDF)
- The 23rd Psalm for Busy People (PDF)
- 7 Key Elements of Lay Spirituality
- "Abundance" Jeannie Knott (PDF)
- Acts of Kindness
- "Aim at Ever Greater Heights" Pope John XXIII
- "All I Ask"
- "An Anchor for the Soul" John Eldredge (PDF)
- "The Awakening"
- Be Thankful (PDF)
- "The Beatitudes Perfects the Commandments" Pope Francis (PDF)
- "Brighten Your Corner" Helen Steiner Rice (PDF)
- "Count That Day" George Eliot (PDF)
- Daily Bible Reading Method (PDF)
- The Daily Decalogue of Pope John XXIII (PDF)
- "A Daily Dozen" Alastair Mac Odrum (PDF)
- Dancing With God
- Dear Bertha . . .
- "Desiderata" Max Ehrmann
- "The Difference" Grace L. Naessens (PDF)
- "The Eight Beatitudes of the Politician" Cardinal Van Thuân (PDF)
- "Encourage On Another" 1 Thess. 5:11, 13, 15-18 (PDF)
- "Footprints"
- "God Speak to Me"
- Golden Rules for Living (PDF)
- Guidelines
- Guiding Principles for Living (PDF)
- "Hope" The Christophers
- How True . . .
- I Am More William Arthur Ward
- "Indispensable Man" Saxon White Kessinger
- "In Remembrance of September 11, 2001" homily by Fr. Brian, TOR
- "Intention: Praying with Kavanah" Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (PDF)
- An Interview With God
- "It's Up to You" Fr. James Keller MM (PDF)
- "I Will Trust You Always" Thomas Merton
- Jack London's "Credo" (PDF)
- Just P.U.S.H.!
- Leisure Time and Reflection
- Life Is Not A Race (PDF)
- "Lord Give Us . . ." Robert Louis Stevenson
- Lord, Prop Us Up… (PDF)
- "May You Have Enough" (PDF)
- "The Master's Hand" Dorothy M. Barter-Snow (PDF)
- "The Meaning of Sloth" Peter John Cameron, OP (PDF)
- Ministry vs. Job? (PDF)
- "Music is a Fair and Glorious Gift of God" Martin Luther
- "Never Let the Fire in Your Heart Go Out" Rm. 12:11-18 (PDF)
- "Nine Requisites for Contented Living" Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (PDF)
- "Nine Secrets to Discovering Your Call" Fr. Michael Scanlan, TOR
- One Minute at a Time
- "Our Rewards" Gerald Boyer (PDF)
- Psalm 23 – Explained
- "A Preacher Is…" William Arthur Ward
- Power of One: Commemorating September 11, 2001
- Remember 9/11 Prayer: Nat'l Moment of Remembrance for 9/11
- Repentance: Start practicing what you believe in.
- Rules from God (PDF)
- Sailor's Paraphrase of the 23rd Psalm (PDF)
- Saint Teresa of Calcutta: Canonization on September 4, 2016
- Slow Dance
- "Some Definite Service" John Henry Cardinal Newman (PDF)
- "A Spring Reflection" Suzanne M. Kearney, CSJ (PDF)
- "Symphony of Similitudes" John R. Brokhoff (PDF)
- "Thoughts in Solitude…" Thomas Merton (PDF)
- Thoughts To Live By
- "Thoughts - Words - Deeds" St. Gregory of Nyssa (PDF)
- Today's Inspiration
- "To Radiate Life: A Prayer" Elbert Hubbard (PDF)
- Treat Yourself With Respect (PDF)
- Very Important People Quiz
- "What If…" Jerry "DRhino" Clark
- What You Sow, You Will Reap! (PDF)
- Who Rekindles Your Light?
- "A Word at the Right Time" Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski (PDF)
- "Why I Believe in Immortality" Wernher Von Braun (PDF)
IRISH WISDOM: (Top)
- About the Irish
- "And in the Beginning, God Created Ireland"
- "The Breastplate of St. Patrick"
- Celtic Spirituality: "The Extraordinary in The Ordinary"
- The Claddagh - Love, Friendship, Loyalty
- An Irish Blessing
- An Irish Blessing, # 2
- An Irish Blessing, # 3
- An Irish Blessing # 4
- An Irish Blessing # 5 (PDF)
Irish Blessings, Prayers, Proverbs, Toasts and Poems
- Irish Wedding Blessing
- "May God Protect You"
- What Being Irish Means (PDF)
- Eight Secrets of Conflict Resolution
- The Claddagh - Love, Friendship, Loyalty
- "Clothe Your Marriage With…" Col. 3:12-17
- "Don't Let Conflicts Keep You from Success" Chris Widener (PDF)
- "Forever" Edgar A. Guest (PDF)
- Give Your Spouse Positive Reinforcement (PDF)
- Hints for Happy Marriages
- "How to Communicate After a Fight – Six Easy Steps to Recover Relationship Harmony!" (PDF)
- "I Love You for What You Are" Carl Sandburg (PDF)
- "I Promise" Dorothy Colgan (PDF)
- Irish Wedding Blessing
- "Love Is A Decision" Gary Smalley
- A Prayer for Husbands and Wives
- Three Gems To Polish Your Marriage
- Wedding Prayer of Spouses
- What "To Do' After 'I Do' (PDF)
- Dawn of New Beginnings
- Earth Day Prayer
- "The Good World" Edgar Guest
- Keeping It In Focus
- Love of Creation Fedor Dostoevski
- Prayer of Spring
- "Salutation to the Dawn" Kalidasa (PDF)
- A Summer Prayer
- "America" Jim Rohn
- "Four Men of God" Edgar Guest
- "Fourth of July Prayer" Fr. Ed Hays (PDF)
- "Freedom: A Summons to Personal Responsibility" Pope Benedict XVI (PDF)
- "Human Greatness" in honor of George Washington Jane Addams (PDF)
- "In Flanders Field" Remembrance Day - November 11
- "In Remembrance of September 11, 2001" homily by Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR
- "Memorial Day" Edgar A. Guest
- Men of Conscience and Principles
- "The Mother on the Sidewalk" Edgar A. Guest
- National Day of Prayer & Fasting Pres. A. Lincoln
- National Prayer - 9-11-2001
- "The New Colossus" Statue of Liberty (PDF)
- "Our Greatest Danger..." Pres. Herbert Hoover
- Prayer Before an Election USCCB (PDF)
- "Prayer After an Election" Cardinal Adam Maida (PDF)
- Prayer at Ground Zero, New York Pope Benedict XVI
- Prayer for Leaders' Integrity
- A Prayer for Our Nation
- Prayers for Veterans Day
- Presidents' Day (PDF)
- Power of One: Commemorating September 11, 2001
- Proud to Serve
- Remember 9/11 Prayer: Nat'l Moment of Remembrance for 9/11
- "Renewing Our Public Life" Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM, Cap. (PDF)
- "The Sentinel's Creed" Tomb Guard - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- The Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key
- "Soldier on Crutches, The"
- "Steel and Velvet" Steve Goodier (PDF)
- The Story of "Old Glory"
- "Ten Commandments of Talking (or Blogging) Politics" Mark Goodyear (PDF)
- Value of Discipline (PDF)
- "You're An American" United Technologies Corp. (PDF)
- 17 Messages From God
- Act of Contrition
- "Be at Peace" St. Francis de Sales
- The Beginning of a New Day (PDF)
- "Decalogue of Assisi for Peace" Pope John Paul II
- "Deck of Cards" Prayer Book
- The Five-Finger Prayer (PDF)
- Franciscan Morning Prayer
- Give Me Strength for This Day
- Guardian Angel Prayer
- Heavenly Father (PDF)
- "Humility of Prayer" Fr. Basil Cole, O.P.
- "Lord Make Us Instruments of Your Peace" Pope Francis (PDF)
- "The Kitchen Prayer" Klara Munkres
- "Lord, Bring an End to Tragedy and Suffering"
- "Litany of Humility" Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (PDF)
- "A Nurse Is More"
- A Nurse's Prayer (PDF)
- Assorted Prayers for Nurses
- Our Father In Heaven Conrad N. & Barron Hilton
- Psalm 23 – Explained
- Prayer for Affirmation
- Prayer for Generosity St. Ignatius Loyola
- A Prayer for Healing Back Pain
- Prayer for Jubilee Year of Mercy - Merciful Like the Father (PDF)
- The Prayer Process Matthew Kelly
- "Prayer of Protection" James Dillet Freeman (PDF)
- Prayer of Self-Surrender
- Prayers of Preparation for Lectors
- A Sabbath Prayer
- "Self-Sacrifice" James Allen (PDF)
- The Serenity Prayer Reinhold Niebuhr
- "This is Why" Catholic Relief Services (PDF)
- A Volunteer's Prayer
- "Wake Up With Enthusiasm" Rabbi Pliskin (PDF)
- Retirement Message Ideas: "If you’re having a difficult time finding the words for a meaningful, heartfelt or funny retirement message to go in your retirement card then you’ve come to the right place!"
- "Don't Look Back" John Wooden (PDF)
- The Peace Prayer
- The Canticle of the Creatures
- Franciscan Morning Prayer
- Franciscan Way of the Cross: The Stations of the Way of the Cross according to the method of St. Francis of Assisi
- Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
- St. Francis' Prayer to Discern God's Will Said Before the Crucifix
- St. Francis: "Preach the Gospel at all times…" & "Peace Prayer"
- The Reluctant Pilgrim: Reflection on Assisi-Rome Pilgrimage (PDF)
- Spiritual Direction: Questions and Answers (PDF)
- Sport: School of Virtue - A Field of Christian Mission
- An Athlete's Prayer
- An Athlete's Prayer Thomas Wurtz (PDF)
- "Are You a Real Team? Jon Gordon (PDF)
- "Beloved Young Athletes…" Pope John Paul II
- "The Best of All the Coaches…" Dr. Denis Waitley (PDF)
- "Bring Talent to the Team" Price Pritchett (PDF)
- "The Champion Within" Denis Waitley
- "Clarity is a Virtue" Joe Ehrmann (PDF)
- "The Coach for Our Lives: Role of the Holy Spirit" Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR
- "Coaches' Code of Conduct" Joe Ehrmann (PDF)
- A Coach's Prayer
- Coach Wooden's Expectations (PDF)
- "Coaching for Character" Michael Josephson
- "Cooperative Competition" Joe Ehrmann (PDF)
- "Competition" Harold Myra (PDF)
- "Discipline & Knowledge - Proverbs 23:12" Roger Lipes (PDF)
- Golf Meditations
- A Golfing Parody
- Golfer's Prayer
- Golf Tournament Prayer (PDF)
- "In the Battle . . ." Knute Rockne (PDF)
- The Lay of the Troubled Golfer
- "Lessons From the Racquetball Court" Steve Goodier (PDF)
- "Olympic Dream" Kellie Rankin (PDF)
- On Our Team… adapted from 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 13, 15-18 (PDF)
- Patience is a Discipline Lou Judd (PDF)
- Pittsburgh Steelers Prayer
- "Players' Code of Conduct" Joe Ehrmann (PDF)
- Prayer for Athletes "Day By Day: the Notre Dame Prayerbook for Students" PDF
- Prayer for the Game of Life Richard Cardinal Cushing
- "Prepare to Win" Bobby Knight
- Press On Toward The Goal - Philippians 3:13 (PDF)
- Promote Moral Values of Sports Pope John Paul II
- "Proverbs 13:4 - Lazy of Diligent?" Roger Lipe (PDF)
- Pursuit of Excellence Coach Vince Lombardi
- Rugby Team Prayer - Franciscan University
- Rules of Competition (PDF)
- "A Seven-Point Creed" Coach John Wooden (PDF)
- "Sports Chaplain/Character Coach's Development Plan" Roger Lipe (PDF)
- Sport at the Service of Humanity (Vatican) (PDF)
- "Sport: School of Virtue" Pope John Paul II
- "Sports Clichés to Avoid Using" Roger Lipe (PDF)
- "Team Prayer" Coach Lou Holtz (PDF)
- "Team Prayer" Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR
- Ten Commandments of Sports for Parents
- "The Value of Athletic Competition" Gen. Douglas MacArthur
- "The Victor" C.W. Longenecker (PDF)
- Victorious! Coach Vince Lombardi
- Virtue of Sport - St. John Paul II (PDF)
- "What Makes A Team Strong?" Kay Kuzma (PDF)
- The Will to Prepare to Win
- "What the Fundamentals Produce" Deacon "Easy Ed" Macauley (PDF)
- "The Winner's Circle" Denis Waitley (PDF)
- "What Do Sports and Prayer Have in Common?" Charles Bouvier (PDF)
- Wooden Wednesday: Try to Help Others Every Day (PDF)
- Wooden's Wednesday Wisdom!, Volume 4 Issue 175 (PDF)
- "Why Coach?" William Allen Dromgoole (PDF)
- "A Winner's Blueprint for Achievement" William Arthur Ward (PDF)
- "Work at Your Game" Deacon "Easy Ed" Macauley
- "Yesterday" Edgar A. Guest
MISCELLANEOUS: (Top)
- Everything I Needed To Know About Life, I Learned From A Jigsaw Puzzle (PDF)
- Mistakes to Avoid
- The Paradox of Our Time in History
Topical Index
Business/Management | Leadership | Character | Choices-Decisions-Commitment | Motivation | Education/Teaching | Family/Parenting | Friends/Relationships | Grief/Funeral | Edgar A. Guest poems | Holidays/Seasonal: New Year-Lent-Easter-Mother's Day-Thanksgiving-Advent-Chanukah-Christmas | Humor | Holy Spirit | Inspiration/Spirituality | Irish Wisdom | Marriage | Nature/Earth Day | Patriotic | Prayers | St. Francis of Assisi | Sports | Miscellaneous