"So as not to lose our bearings, we
need to make our own the truth contained in good stories. Stories that build
up, not tear down; stories that help us rediscover our roots and the strength
needed to move forward together. Amid the cacophony of voices and messages
that surround us, we need a human story that can speak of ourselves and of the
beauty all around us.…A narrative that can reveal the interweaving of the
threads which connect us to one another."
Ad Majora Natus Sum
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Sr. Clare Crockett
"Ad majora natus sum, which
literally translates to ‘I was born for greater things.’ It’s a sentence that
the ancients used to say when they wanted to reject magnanimously what they
thought was mediocre, vulgar or evil. I was born for greater things!"
Limited Imaginations
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Mae Jamison, former NASA astronaut
"Never be limited by other people’s
limited imaginations. If you adopt their attitudes, then the possibility won’t
exist because you’ll have already shut it out."
Traits for Success
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Coach John Wooden
"Others may have far more ability
than you, they may be larger, faster, quicker, better jumpers, better runners,
better throwers, but no one should be your superior in respect to loyalty,
enthusiasm, cooperation, determination, industriousness, fight, effort and
character. Acquire and keep these traits and success is sure to follow."
High Fidelity .
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7/1980
"Human fidelity is faithfulness —
to a duty, to a sense of what is right or appropriate, and to one’s deepest
convictions about God and the meaning of life.
This kind of fidelity encompasses
such traits as loyalty, honesty, allegiance, sincerity, integrity. It concerns
major issues in life — and small ones too."
One who despises small things
will fail little by little.
Sirach 19:1
All That Matters
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Anonymous
"To Look is one thing.
To See what you look at is another.
To Understand what you see is a third.
To Learn from what you understand is still something else.
But to Act on what you learn is all that really matters."
3 Great Essentials
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Thomas A. Edison
"Three great essentials to achieve
anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itveness; third,
commonsense."
A Significant Life
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Dr. Richard D. Dobbins
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"Many people confuse the concepts
of success and significance. They are distinctly different concepts. If you
want to build a successful life, you have to make it to the top of the ladder
in your field. To build a significant life you have to discover meaning and
purpose along the way. It is far easier to become successful in life than it
is to lead a significant life. Many successful people lack meaning and
significance in their lives." |
Power to Choose
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Viktor E. Frankl
"Between stimulus and response,
there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our
response lies our growth and our freedom."
Love Intentionally
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L.R. Knost
"Do not be dismayed by the
brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not
with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally,
extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the
light that is you."
Reading & Meditation
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St. Isidore,
"All spiritual progress derives
from reading and meditation. For in reading we learn things of which we were
ignorant, and in meditation we preserve what we have learned."
Satan Tries to Destroy Creation
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Anonymous
There’s an old fable that tells
about the time God created the earth. It was barren and desolate. It had no
trees nor plants. So God sent an angel to scatter seeds everywhere on earth.
Satan, however, saw the seeds lying on the ground and decided he would destroy
them all. Satan, then, buried those seeds in the ground. He called down the
sun and the rain to make the seeds rot away. Satan saw the scorching sun and
the drenching rains fall on the earth. He laughed at the ruin he thought he
had achieved.
Meanwhile, deep in the tomb of the
earth, the seeds began to germinate; new life sprang forth. Out of death life
came forth. Those seeds clothed the earth with an abundance of plants and
flowers.
A voice resounded from heaven, "You
fool, that which you sow is not quickened except it first die."
Satan’s bitterness waxed;
his patience waned. He shrieked, "You can’t have the last laugh at me." And
raising his clenched fist he shouted, "I’ll get you, just wait and
see."
"Hasten Slowly" .
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