If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. ~ Nelson Mandela You may wonder if people hear what we … Read More
It’s the start that stops most people. ~ Don Shula Our excuses are endless: I’ll do it tomorrow, as soon as I get the time, I have a note on my desk to remind me, and so on and so … Read More
The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way one uses them. ~ Anonymous When you experience uncomfortable feelings such as gnawing unrest, sadness, irritation, or depression, do not label them as bad feelings. Your feelings are signs … Read More
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. ~ Mark Twain When will you be comfortable with your life? When you can impress others with all the material things you have accumulated and how expensive they are? No, … Read More
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. ~ John Donne, Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions The other day I introduced my right hand to the rest of my body. I thought … Read More
We are one with each other as the waves are one with the ocean. ~ ANONYMOUS I always think of the river of life as our bloodstream, one that flows into the sea of eternity. Nothing really ends, it … Read More
This is from a patient years ago. She was dying of cancer and had been born with bone deformities. She didn’t want to die hating her body. She took pictures of her naked body lying in front of a giant … Read More
Love all God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand in it. ~ Father Zossima, The Brothers Karamazov We all know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We are so involved with our physical appearance … Read More
I get tired, just every now and then, of beating my head against certain walls that people and I build between people and me. ~ ANONYMOUS Our connections and relationships keep us alive by giving our lives meaning. So … Read More
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds … Read More