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For your convenience, following are recent new pages:

• "Have You Ever Lost Your Motivation?" A. Chrenoff (PDF)
• "Intelligent Ignorance" William Arthur Ward (PDF)
• On Our Team… adapted from 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 13, 15-18 (PDF)

BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT:         (Top)

• "The 4 Stages of Greatness" Jon Gordon (PDF)
• "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)
• "Intelligent Ignorance" William Arthur Ward (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
• "Kindness in Words Creates Confidence" John Wooden (PDF)
• "Leadership Lessons from the Vegetable Garden" Naphtali Hoff (PDF)
• "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)

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:         (Top)

• "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
• "Imposter-Syndrome" Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, Ph.D. (PDF)
• 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)
• "Sweeping the Shed" Steve Gilbert (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)

CHOICES–DECISIONS–COMMITMENT:         (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)
• "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)
• "A Clean Slate" Steven West (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)
• Framework for Building Community (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
• "Have You Ever Lost Your Motivation?" A. Chrenoff (PDF)
• "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)
• "Be that One Person" Steve Gilbert (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)

EDUCATION and TEACHING:         (Top)

• 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
• The Wisdom of "I Do Not Know" Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski (PDF)
• Why English Is One of the Most Difficult Languages to Learn

FAMILY and PARENTING:         (Top)

• 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

GRIEF and FUNERALS:         (Top)

• 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"

EDGAR A. GUEST Poems:         (Top)

• "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 Year—2000
• 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"

LENT:         (Top)

• 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 Forgiveness" William Rabio (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?

EASTER:         (Top)

• The Legend of the Dogwood
• Origins of the Easter Lily

MOTHER's DAY:          (Top)

• "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:         (Top)

•   Advent & Christmas Resources for Reflection: prayers, poems, Advent Calendars, readings & sermon illustrations

CHANUKAH:         (Top)

• "Eight Days of Chanukah" Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
• "Chanukah" Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski (PDF)
• Chanukah Resources: Articles and Recordings. Begins on December 2, 2018.

HUMOR:         (Top)

• 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 Year—2000

INSPIRATION/SPIRITUALITY:         (Top)

• "10 Commandments for the Internet Age" Archbishop Eamon Martin (PDF)
• "12 Happiness Activities" Steve Gilbert, Win Your Day! (PDF)
• The 23^rd 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)
• Take Time: An Old English Prayer (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)

MARRIAGE:         (Top)

• Eight Secrets of Conflict Resolution
• The Claddagh - Love, Friendship, Loyalty
• "Clothe Your Marriage With…" Col. 3:12-17
• "Don't Let Conflict 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)

NATURE and EARTH DAY:         (Top)

• 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

PATRIOTIC:         (Top)

• "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)

PRAYERS (assorted):         (Top)

• 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:         (Top)

• 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)

ST. FRANCIS of ASSISI:         (Top)

• 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)

SPORTS:         (Top)

• 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

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