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Seek Interior Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brother Roger of Taizé
"For confidence to arise on earth, it is important that it begin in oneself: to walk with a reconciled heart, to live in peace with those around us. Peace on earth is prepared in the measure that each one of us dares to ask himself: am I prepared to seek interior peace, ready to go forward in selflessness?…"
Reach the Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anonymous
"The reason so few reach the top is because no successful method has yet been devised by which a person can sit down and slide uphill."
Art of the Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Albert Einstein
"It is the supreme art of the teacher
to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
Essence of Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Successories.com
"Your true character is revealed by the clarity of your convictions, the choices you make, and the promises you keep. Hold strongly to your principles and refuse to follow the currents of convenience. What you say and do defines who you are, and who you are…you are forever."
Great Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Blanchard, Personal Selling Power, May-June, ‘92, p. 25
"Servant leadership is easy for people with high self-esteem. Such people have no problem giving credit to others. They have no problem listening to other people for ideas. They have no problem in building other people up."
Explore–Dream–Discover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Twain
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore–Dream–Discover."
Affirm the Goodness . . . . . . . . . . . . .James F. Colaianni, Sunday Sermons Masterpiece Col., Vol. II, p. 570
"Deep inside everyone of us there is a desire to live; to live up to our potential. When we are down on life, we have a way of attracting negativity, we have a way of inducing the very thing we are fearing in our negativity. On the contrary, when we affirm life we have a way of attracting life. By affirming the goodness of life—the goodness of each moment as it is given to us,…we position ourselves within the flow of…goodness, and we are graced with a fuller awareness of our own individual potential as human persons."
Wisdom Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Arthur Ward
"To bear defeat with dignity,
to accept criticism with poise,
to receive honors with humility—
these are marks of maturity and graciousness.""A second-class effort is a first-class mistake."
Lenten Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Source Unknown
"One of the wonderful things about the Lenten season is a sense of being in process. Lent is our spring-time of new growth and renewed life. Lent is the season to realize that God is continually creating; that God’s grace is continually moving through us; that the man or woman who can be open to this creative power and can feel a sense of movement and expansion within is the one who experiences God’s life-giving Spirit most fully."
F.E.A.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Canfield & Mark V. Hanson, The Aladdin Factor, p. 85
F.E.A.R.—"all fear is created by Fantasized Experiences Appearing Real…Remember to stay in the present, or to use your power of imagination to create only positive pictures which motivate you to be bold and clear in your search. All it takes is awareness and intention, both of which you have.…
Analyze Your Fears. Most fears can not withstand the test of careful scrutiny and analysis. When we expose our fears to the light of thoughtful examination they usually just evaporate."
Motive-Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denis Waitley, PRIORITIES, Vol. 3, # 3, p. 11
"Motivation is a contraction of motive and action. An inner force that compels behavior, it comes from within, not from any external circumstance. You know where you are going because you have a completing image inside, not a travel poster on the wall…The performance of many external motivated individuals begins declining as soon as they win contests of one sort or another.…
If you’re really committed to peak performance and leadership, you must motivate your self from within. Studies of achievement show that inner drives for excellence and independence are far more powerful than desire for wealth, status or recognition."
Listen to Your Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Brokhoff, Preaching the Miracles-Cycle "C", p. 67
"Frederick Buechner said, to an interviewer, that when he hit fifty, he took stock of his life and came to the conclusion that the place where God speaks, if he speaks anywhere, is in what happened to us. So, he said, ‘Listen to your life.’
Examine your life. Look at the details. Look at the subtle points…listen to your life."
Irish Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur O’Shaughnessy
"For each age is a dream that is dying,
Or one that is coming to birth."
Irish Toast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anonymous
"May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been,
The foresight to know where you are going,
And the insight to know when you’ve gone too far."
For the Rest of my Life… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Og Mandino, The Return of the Ragpicker, p. 136
"For the rest of my life, this very special day, God help me…to keep reminding myself that in order to harvest more ears of corn in the fall, I must plant more kernels in the spring.
…to always deliver more than is expected of me, whether at work, at play, or at home.
…to endure at my chosen work even after others have ceased their labor, for now I know that the angel of happiness and the pot of gold awaits me only at the end of the extra mile that still lies ahead."
Indecisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Rohn, www.jimrohn.com
"Indecision is the thief of opportunity."
On Public Speaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Witherspoon
"Never rise to speak till you have something to say; then when you have said it, cease."
Great Team Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. John Maxwell, www.injoy.com
Dr. John Maxwell relates how Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics was an example of a dominating player during his days on the hardwood. His No. 6 jersey was retired by the Celtics in 1972 to honor his contributions as the anchor to teams that won nine consecutive NBA titles. He added two more titles as a player/coach.
"This is what Russell said about great team players. ‘The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I made my teammates play.’
"One of the qualities of a great team player, you see, is that they enlarge others. He made them better.
The greatest way that I can add value to my teams is to make myself more valuable. If I can become a better player, if I can continually increase my skills, if I can continually become enlarged within myself, then I have the capacity to enlarge others."
Plant the Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Source Unknown
A bright young farmer serving in the army oversees received a letter from his wife. She wanted to know how she was going to plant the potatoes in the north 40 without any help.
The soldier wrote back, "Whatever you do, dear, do not dig up the north 40. That’s where the guns are buried."
As is customary, his letter was censored. Not long after, he received another letter from his wife, saying, "A company of soldiers swarmed over the north 40 and dug it all up. Now what shall I do?"
The soldier/husband/farmer wrote back, "Plant the potatoes!"
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