Believe in Yourself
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Normal Vincent Peale
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Don’t Leave Until You’ve Solved Your Problems
“You only have to solve two problems when going to the moon: first, how to get there; and second, how to get back. The key is don’t leave until you have solved both problems.” – Neil Armstrong
Continue reading →The Tracks We Leave
“We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” – Dakota Proverb
Continue reading →Self Image and Helpfulness
“People with a positive self-image tend to be genuinely helpful to others. In fact, the two tendencies go together so well that it is hard to tell which produces the other. It is probably a little bit of both. Those … Continue reading →
Lesson from Goliath
A second grader recited for the teacher the story of David using a slingshot to kill the giant Goliath. “What does that teach us?”, the teacher asked. The boy replied, “Duck.”
Continue reading →What is Self-Care
“Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what is left of you.” – Katie Reed
Continue reading →Doing Too Much for Children
“Those who do too much for their children will soon find they can do nothing with their children. So many children have had so much done for them, that they are almost done in.” – Neal A. Maxwell
Continue reading →What Should We Do Now?
“Death can come at any minute, in any way. We do not know what is in store tomorrow, or, whether there is a tomorrow, or even a tonight! But still, we have the golden present. Now we are alive and … Continue reading →
Sacrifice
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, “If I could only see the world, I will marry you.” … Continue reading →
Causing Light
“I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam.” – Annie Dillard
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