Posts from 7/1-6/15

The only bad thing about keeping on burning your bridges behind you, is that the world is round.
- Author Unknown

 Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become reality.
- Earl Nightingale

 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
- James 1:12

 The only bad thing about keeping on burning your bridges behind you, is that the world is round.
- Author Unknown

 Those who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose.
- Grenville Kleiser

 We all start with all there is. It's how we use it that makes things possible.
- Henry Ford

 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
- Ephesians 6:10-11

 Initial response illustrates a great deal about someone’s personal philosophy.
- Jim Rohn

 If you can't find the key to success, pick the lock.
- Author Unknown

 Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.
- Basil King

 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 6:23

 You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honour.
- James Allen

 It’s harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge.
- Arnold H. Glasow

 The difference between you and everyone else, is everyone else. And that's a lot, so you should feel special.
- Jarod Kintz

 Correct me, O Lord, but in justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
- Jeremiah 10:24

To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
- Sugar Ray Robinson

 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.
- Psalm 145:8-9

 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
- Galatians 5:1

 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
- 1 John 4:16-17

 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.
- Song of Solomon 8:6

Posts from 7/21-22/13

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever.
- Psalm 136:1-3

 First, say to yourself what you would be, then do what you have to do.
- Epictetus

 Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.
- Samuel Johnson

 If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles.
- C.S. Lewis

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
- Isaiah 40:31

 Either you run the day, or the day runs you.
- Jim Rohn

 Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.
- John Stossel

 The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
- Mark Twain

 Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
- Exodus 20:12

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
- Sam Ewig

A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
- Earl Nightingale

 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3

A person's way of doing things is the direct result of the way he thinks about things.
- Wallace D. Wattles

 Haste in every business brings failure.
- Herodotus

Posts from 5/16-19/13

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.
- Malcolm Forbes

 You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.

 But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
- Luke 6:27, 28

 Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.
- Jim Rohn

 In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.
- Albert Einstein

 Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
- Earl Nightingale

 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- Colossians 4:5-6

 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14

 If you want to be successful, it's just this simple: Know what you are doing, love what you are doing, and believe in what you are doing.
- Will Rogers

 Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see a bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
- Dale Carnegie

 I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
- Nelson Mandela

 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Romans 8:1-2

 Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
- William James

Posts from 2/11-17/13

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
- Proverbs 25:28

 The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.
- Oscar Wilde

 Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalm 97:10

 If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.
- Jim Rohn

 A jug fills drop by drop.
- Buddha

 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 5:14-16

 Sometimes it’s better to put love into hugs than to put it into words.
- Author Unknown

 The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.
- Aristotle Onassis

 Imagine a hot tub for the mind. That is what meditation is; it can bathe your mind in relaxing thoughts.
- Eknath Easwaran

 Don't Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.
- Miguel Ruiz

 Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.
- Nehemiah 4:14b

 Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be.
- David Bly

 Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength.
- Corrie Ten Boom

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerated the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable.
- Billy Graham 

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
- 1 John 4:18

  Love yourself—accept yourself—forgive yourself—and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.
- Leo F. Buscaglia

 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths.
- Proverbs 5:21

 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
- Lamentations 3:22, 23

 And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."
- Job 1:21

 People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.
- Earl Nightingale