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Strength & Fortitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gale Brook Burket
"I do not ask to walk smooth paths nor bear an easy load. I pray for strength and fortitude to climb the rock-strewn road. Give me such courage and I can scale the hardest peaks alone, and transform every stumbling block into a stepping-stone."
Good Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bits & Pieces, 6/79
"Good supervision is the art of getting average people to do superior work."
Become Significant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR
"Do not dissipate vain attempts chasing after becoming successful; instead focus your resolve to become significant in life."
Wisdom Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Sizoo
"Let it never be forgotten that glamour is not greatness; applause is not fame; prominence is not eminence. The man of the hour is not apt to be the man of the ages. A stone may sparkle, but that does not make it a diamond. A man may have money, but that does not make him a success."
Nature’s Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Muir
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves."
Stories Become New… . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernest Kurtz, The Spirituality of Imperfection, p. vii
"Stories become ‘new’ to us when something in our own experience makes us ready to hear them. Story-listening requires a childlike wisdom that combines innocence and experience, and no one can be both innocent and experienced in the presence of every story. And so not every reader will ‘get’ every story, at least not right away. Story, like the spirituality that it conveys, cannot be commanded or forced; it must float loosely within its vehicle, the better to lodge in each hearer’s individual spirit."
Think or Worry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold B. Walker
"You can think about your problems or you can worry about them, and there is a vast difference between the two.
Worry is thinking that has turned toxic.…Thinking works its way through problems to conclusions and decisions; worry leaves you in a state of tensely suspended animation.
When you worry, you go over the same ground endlessly and come out the same place you started. Thinking makes progress from one place to another; worry remains static.
The problem of life is to change worry into thinking and anxiety into creative action."
To Follow the Crowd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chaplain Joe Hunt
"If you just follow the crowd sooner or later somebody is going to take you somewhere you wish you did not go and you will pay a price you wish you did not have to pay."
A Wise Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Arthur Ward
"Regardless of his talent, experience, popularity, reputation, and past successes, a wise speaker builds each of his addresses on the rock of preparation, not on the sands of overconfidence and carelessness."
As a Man Thinketh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Allen, p. 45
"The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure. His every thought is allied with power, and all difficulties are bravely met and wisely overcome. His purposes are seasonably planted, and they bloom and bring forth fruit which does not fall prematurely to the ground.
Thought allied fearlessly to purpose becomes creative force: he who knows this is ready to become something higher and stronger than a mere bundle of wavering thoughts and fluctuating sensations; he who does this has become the conscious and intelligent wielder of his mental powers."
Ecological Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pope John Paul II, World Day of Peace, 1990
"If an appreciation of the value of the human person and of human life is lacking, we will also lose interest in others and in the earth itself. Simplicity, moderation and discipline, as well as a spirit of sacrifice, must become part of everyday life, lest all suffer the negative consequences of the careless habit of a few.…A true education in ecological responsibility is urgent and entails a genuine conversion in ways of thought and behavior."
Think & Grow Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Napoleon Hill, p. 24
"Keep on keeping on, no matter how hard the going may be, a lesson…needed to [be learned] before [you can] succeed in anything."
21st Century Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gen. (ret.) H. Norman Schwarzkopf
"To lead in the 21st century…you will be required to have both character and competence."
Take Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Emerson Fosdick
"No horse gets anywhere until it is harnessed. No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara Falls ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated and disciplined."
On Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eugene S. Wilson
"Only the curious will learn;
Only the resolute overcome
The obstacles to learning."
Discover Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcel Proust
"We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us."
Faith & Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Source Unknown
There was an old man who operated a rowboat for ferrying passengers between an island and the mainland. One day a passenger noticed that he had painted on one oar the word "Works," and on the other oar the word "Faith." Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this.
The old man replied, "I will show you," dropping one oar, rowing only with the oar named "Works." Of course, the boat just went around in circles. Then he switched oars, picking up "Faith" and dropping "Works." And the little rowboat went around in circles again—this time in the opposite direction.
After this demonstration, the old man picked up both oars "Faith" and "Works," and rowing with both oars together swiftly coursed over the water. He looked at the passenger and said, "You see, that is the way it is in life as well as in rowing a boat. You got to keep both oars in the water, otherwise, you’ll just go in circles."
Look of Gratitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Gross
It happened some time ago, but the memory still blesses me when I think about it. I was going through the check-out line and ahead of me a wonderful scene unfolded. There was a small boy fumbling through his pockets, obviously he was having a problem. Lying on the counter was a bottle of inexpensive perfume and a Mother’s Day card, along with a handful of the little boy’s change. The clerk spoke to him as he dug in one pocket and then the other pocket. Finally, he looked up at the clerk in silent despair.
The man behind the boy tapped him on the shoulder and asked, "How much are you short?" The boy answered, "Eighty cents." The man said, "Let me help you out okay?" He placed the money into the little boy’s hand. The look of gratitude which beamed from the boy’s face will never be forgotten!
That stranger didn’t have to give the boy the money, but what a blessing he received in the boy’s expression of gratitude. It is those didn’t have to do it kind of things that are the real seasonings of life.
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