Having Lots to Do
“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do. The fun is having lots to do and not doing it.”
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Learn from the Mistakes of Others
“Learn from the mistakes of others – you can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” – Martin Vanbee
Continue reading →Discouraged?
As I was driving home from work one day, I stopped to watch a local Little League baseball game that was being played in a park near my home. I sat down behind the bench on the first-base line and … Continue reading →
Lofty Dreams and Lowly Goals
“I would rather have lofty dreams that are never fulfilled than lowly goals that are easily accomplished.” – Jim Watkins
Continue reading →What They are Built For
“When a great ship is in harbor and moored [or anchored], it is safe, there can be no doubt. But…that is not what great ships are built for.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Continue reading →Ambition and Persistence
“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – Bill Bradley
Continue reading →Giving All We Have
Father O’Shea, the parish priest in the village, was giving a sermon about charity. He said, “The trouble with the world today is that some people have too much and others have too little. We must give of ourselves and … Continue reading →
New Questions, New Possibilities
“To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination.” – Albert Einstein
Continue reading →Relish This Day With Your Children
“You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow they’ll be a little older than they were today. This day is a gift. Just breathe, notice, study their faces and little feet. Pay attention. Relish the charms of … Continue reading →
Traveling with Happiness
“Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.” – Margaret Lee Runbeck
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