The dichotomy of fear and desire is a constant theme in our lives. Because of this, faith is not the refuge of the weak-minded but the domain of the brave.
—Magnificat®, January, 2016
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We are not retreating – we are advancing in another direction. —Douglas MacArthur (Public domain) Advertisements
Take the Helm
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. —Publilius Syrus (Public domain) …When the sea on which we are traveling is calm, it is easy to talk tough and appear strong. It is when the...
What we were once blind to, we can now clearly see
Time is the wisest counselor of all. —Pericles (495-429 BC; Greek statesman and Athenian general) Advertisements
We Become What We Think
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. —Buddha (Public Domain) Advertisements
The Human Connection
A man is never astonished that he doesn’t know what another does, but he is surprised at the gross ignorance of the other in not knowing what he does. —Richard Halliburton (Public Domain) …The...
Humor Friday
I’ve always been interested in people, but I’ve never liked them. —Henry James, British-American author (Bain News Service; Public Domain) Advertisements
Learn from the missteps of others
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. —George Santayana (by Samuel Johnson Woolf; Public Domain) …And this is not limited to your past. No matter the endeavor you wish to...
Follow Your Conscience, Not the Crowd
The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other. —Douglas MacArthur (Public...
Drive Forward
Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears. — Marcus Aurelius (Public Domain) …Drive forward, leaving the real or perceived obstacles in the dust behind you. —MSH, Penn Wealth...
Live with Gratitude
Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. — Robert Louis Stevenson (by Henry Walter Barnett; Public Domain) Advertisements
Don’t Dwell…Act!
The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds. — Will Durant (Photo licensed) …It is so easy to be consumed by our “hopes or...
Seneca on Courage
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. — Seneca the Younger (4 BC-65 AD, Advisor to Nero) Advertisements
Go Forward or Go Back, There is No Other Choice
Business is like rowing a boat upstream. You have no choice; you must go forward or you will go back. — Lewis E. Pierson (Photo of Clutha River, New Zealand; licensed) …but the view along the way...
Humor Friday
Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious. — William Feather (Public Domain) Advertisements
Which camp are you in?
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. — William Arthur Ward …Every know and again, it is good to review both your thoughts and...
The Complainers and The Workers
It is a general error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for their welfare. — Edmund Burke (1771, by Joshua Reynolds; Public Domain) …God bless the men and...
Take the Helm!
If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us. — William Feather …Little in life is more important than self-discipline. When we decide to take control of our lives, we take back...
Two paths: one barren; one filled with Light
There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’ — C.S. Lewis Advertisements
Humor Friday (well, sort of)
Whatever is not nailed down is mine. Whatever I can pry loose is not nailed down. — Collis P. Huntington, 19th century railroad tycoon (By Stephen W. Shaw; Public domain) …We can laugh at this...
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