Don’t Try to Forget the Mistakes
“You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. Don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.” – Johnny Cash
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Showing Off Power
“Power doesn’t have to show off… When you have it, you know it.” – Ralph Ellison
Continue reading →Notice the Dirt
“I know all about the despair of overcoming chronic temptations… No amount of falls will really undo us if we keep on picking ourselves up each time. We shall of course be very muddy and tattered children by the time … Continue reading →
I Never Lose
“I never lose. I either win or learn.” – Nelson Mandela
Continue reading →Children Learn From What You Are
“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.” – W.E.B. Du Bois
Continue reading →Go to the Bible Regularly
“Go to your Bible regularly. Open it prayerfully. Read it expectantly. Live it joyfully.”
Continue reading →Living Becomes the Act of Giving
“I have found a kind of serenity, a new maturity. I didn’t feel better or stronger than anyone else but it seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not – more important now was for me to love … Continue reading →
Learning to Dance in the Rain
“Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”
Continue reading →A Thought About Marriage
A man was in his usual place in the morning, sitting at the table, reading the paper after breakfast. He came across an article about a beautiful actress who was about to marry a football player. The player was known … Continue reading →
Quiet Minds
“Quiet minds can’t be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
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