Posts from 4/14-19/15

As Estha stirred the thick jam he thought Two Thoughts and the Two Thoughts he thought were these: a) Anything can happen to anyone. and b) It is best to be prepared.
- Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

 The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.
- Titus 2:11-12

 Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
- Ronald E. Osborn

 If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.
- Beryl Markham

 It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.
- J.K. Rowling

 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
- Psalm 147:1

 Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.
- John Maxwell

 One finds limits by pushing them.
- Herbert Simon

 Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
- Samuel Butler

 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
- Micah 6:8

 The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
- Baltasar Gracian

 The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
- George Eliot

 Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it.
- Toni Morris

 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
- James 4:13-15

 Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.
- J P Getty

 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:13-14

 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Jeremiah 29:11

 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
- Philippians 4:4

 Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
- Hosea 6:1

Posts from 9/21-24/14

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
- Philippians 4:4

 It is never too late to be what you might have been.
- George Eliot

 Set your sights high – the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way.
- Eileen Caddy

 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:6-7

 All riches are multiplied by the simple process of sharing them where they may serve others.
- Anonymous

 Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden

 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
- Matthew 16:15-16

 Perfection is over-rated. An idea doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be implemented.
- Unknown

 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalm 27:1

 Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
- Princess Diana

 Much happiness is overlooked because it doesn't cost anything.
- Chinese Proverb

 Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek.
- English Proverb

 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
- Matthew 19:14

 Courage is…what it takes to stand up and speak.
Courage is also…what it takes to sit down and listen.
- Sir Winston Churchill

Posts from 2/13-14/14

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. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
- Ephesians 6:10-18

 As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
- Denis Waitley

 Perhaps the reward of the person who tries, is not the goal but the exercise.
- Edmund Vance Cooke

If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.
- Beryl Markham

 Success is something you attract by the person you become.
- Jim Rohn

 I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.
- Bill Cosby

 Success is not permanent and failure is not fatal.
- Mike Ditka

 Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
- Samuel Butler

 Everyone you meet has something to teach you.
- Author Unknown

 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Matthew 5:43-45

 The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
- George Eliot

 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
- John 16:33

Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.
- J P Getty

Posts from 7/18-19/13

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
- George Eliot

 Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalm 73:25, 26

 A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business.
- Henry Ford

 Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
- Washington Irving

 Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
- Albert Einstein

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.
- Herodotus

 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- Ephesians 5:25-26

 We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.
- Carlos Castaneda

 Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
- Mahatma Gandhi

 The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?
- Mark 8:36, 37

 Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.
- Mortimer B Zuckerman

 Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become.
- Maxwell Maltz

 I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
- Maya Angelou

 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalm 91:1

Posts from 1/2/2013

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
- Hebrews 12:28-29

 Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
- Voltaire

 Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
- Samuel Butler

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Matthew 11:28

 It is never too late to be what you might have been.
- Mary Ann Evans

 Leaders recognize that great innovation comes from observing the same ideas as everyone else and seeing something different.
- Reed Markham

 The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
- George Eliot