I Can Grow
“I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain, you can’t grow, but as a human, I can.” – Edmund Hillary, upon failing to climb Mt. Everest the first time
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Expect Temptation
“Expect temptation to your last breath.” – Anthony the Great
Continue reading →Be Careful with Do-Goodism
“You’ve got to be careful with do-goodism, you know. The do-gooders do more harm than a little. If you’re not careful, the do-gooders will do you in. Any help that doesn’t help a person to help himself is criminal because … Continue reading →
The End, The Beginning
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers
Continue reading →Stopping You Permanently
“Others can stop you temporarily – you are the only one who can do it permanently.” – Hilary “Zig” Ziglar
Continue reading →Difficulty and Opportunity
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill
Continue reading →Normal is an Illusion
“Normal is an illusion. What is ‘normal’ for the spider is chaos for the fly.” – Charles Adams
Continue reading →Yards and Driveways
“It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways.” – Glenn Close
Continue reading →Faith and Doubt
“If you don’t have doubts, you’re either kidding yourself or asleep. Doubts are the ants-in-the-pants of faith. They keep it alive and working.” – Frederick Buechner
Continue reading →Swim Upstream
“Swim upstream.” – Sam Walton
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