Posts from 4/29-5/3/15

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
- Benjamin Disraeli

 Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
- Albert Einstein

 When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
- Psalm 118:5-6

 You don't become enormously successful without encountering some really interesting problems.
- Mark Victor Hansen

 Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
- Bo Jackson

 Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
- Mark Twain

 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Hebrews 4:12

 Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
- Maya Angelou

 Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.
- John D Rockefeller

 Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises
- Demosthenes

 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
- 1 John 4:20-21

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
- Mother Teresa

 Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.
- Booker T. Washington

 I can is 100 times more important than IQ.
- Author Unknown

 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.
- Psalm 10:12

 So many fail because they don't get started; they don't go.
- W Clement Stone

 I think in terms of the day’s resolution, not the years.
- Henry Moore

 Success is every minute you live. It's the process of living. It's stopping for the moments of beauty, of pleasure, the moments of peace. Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of the journey.
- Jennifer James

 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- Galatians 5:16

 What is once well done is done forever.
- Henry David Thoreau

 The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
- Vince Lombardi

 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
- 1 Peter 4:8

When a goal matters enough to a person, that person will find a way to accomplish what at first seemed impossible.
- Nido Qubein

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
- Francis Bacon

Posts from 7/1-6/14

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
- Wayne Gretzky

 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
- Romans 13:8

 Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
- Mother Teresa

 Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
- Albert Einstein

 What you get by reaching your destination isn't nearly as important as what you become by reaching your goals - what you will become is the winner you were born to be!
- Zig Ziglar

 I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle.
- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.
- William Penn

 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
- 1 John 3:11

 If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
- Anatole France

 If you want to fly, you have to give up the stuff that weighs you down.
- Author Unknown

 Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.
- Horace

 What you do matters, but why you do it matters so much more.
- Author Unknown

 Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.
- Mario Fernandez

 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
- Psalm 33:12

 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 3/24-27/14

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 17:7, 8

 Find the good and praise it.
- Alex Haley

 Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
- Mark Twain

 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
- James 1:5

 Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for average performance.
- Brian Tracy

 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

 I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.
- Winston Churchill

 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
- Philippians 4:8

 What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
- Nelson Mandela

 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
- James 1:12

 Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
- Mother Teresa

 I found it easier to get rich than I did to make excuses.
- Jim Rohn

 Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
- Thomas Carlyle

 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
- James 4:10

 Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

 Sometimes it's not the people who change, it's just their priorities that do.
- Author Unknown

 He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
- John Milton

 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
- Ephesians 6:12-13

 Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.
- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

 Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.
- Charles E Wilson

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

 Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives
- William A Foster

Posts from 1/28-29/14

You can't change the past, and you can ruin a perfectly good present, by worrying about the future.
- The Daily Guru

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
- Mother Teresa

Nothing can seem extraordinary until you have discovered what is ordinary.
- C.S. Lewis

 So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
- Matthew 7:12

 Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
- John 8:12

 The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts you perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see.
- Dr. Robert Holden

 I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.
- Goldie Hawn

 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
- James 1:2, 3

 The most important question to ask on the job is not "what am I getting?" The most important question to ask is "what am I becoming?"
- Jim Rohn

 The customer is never wrong.
- Cesar Ritz

 Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill

 I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
- John 10:14-15

 Whatever you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged. Beware of him who promises something for nothing. Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures.
- Bernard Baruch

Posts from 8/1-4/13

Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- Psalm 144:1, 2

 Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.
- Mother Teresa

 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
- Matthew 24:35

 Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

 As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
- Psalm 18:30

 It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
- Confucius

 The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
- Helen Keller

 No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
- Luke 8:16, 17

 Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, “What’s in it for me?”
- Brian Tracy

 It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.
- Mae Jemison

 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.
- Psalm 138:2

 It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
- Al Batt

 Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.
- Dalai Lama

 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
- Ephesians 3:20-21

 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

 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
- Proverbs 12:15

Posts from 6/19-23/13

God sometimes seems to speak to us most intimately when he catches us, as it were, off our guard
- C.S. Lewis

 The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves.
- Bob Proctor

 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

 Failure is the tuition you pay for success.
- Walter Brunell

 Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
- Anais Nin

 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

 Nothing recedes like success.
- Walter Winchell

 The smallest change in perspective can transform a life. What tiny attitude adjustment might turn your world around?
- Oprah

 What you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
- Goethe

 Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
- Samuel Beckett

 As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
- Psalms 103:12

 When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something.
- Jared Sparks

 The purpose of relationships is not happiness, but transformation.
- Andrew Schneider

 So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
- Hebrews 9:28

 You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
- Henry David Thoreau

 Household gods give worthless advice, fortune-tellers predict only lies, and interpreters of dreams pronounce falsehoods that give no comfort. So my people are wandering like lost sheep; they are attacked because they have no shepherd.
- Zechariah 10:2

 You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
- Henry David Thoreau

 Life is a promise, fulfill it...
- Mother Teresa

 Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great!
- Orison Swett Marden

 gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 15:1

 When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.
- Author Unknown

 Give ear, and hear my voice; give attention, and hear my speech.
- Isaiah 28:23

Posts from 2/21/13

For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
- Hebrews 2:18

 Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand.
- Mother Teresa

 If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
- William Authur Ward

 For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
- 1 John 3:11

 Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.
- Mother Teresa

 The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
- Thomas Merton