The Journey

While the worriers are worrying, the planners are planning & the accountants are figuring out why we can’t afford it, I’m busy getting started.  ~ Walt Disney

D. L. Moody once noted that the disciples never asked Jesus to teach them how to preach.  They only asked Him to teach them how to pray.  Prayer is the key.

Today, I want to share something that I wrote in my moleskine in the early hours of this morning…
Prov 27:1  BOAST not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
A reading of this verse has a solemn warning that one should not casually boast of things he will do in [...]

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If you see failure as a monster stalking you, or one that has already ruined your life, take another look. That monster can become a benevolent teacher, opening your mind to successes you cannot now imagine.  ~ Martha Beck

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Since the human body tends to move in the direction of its expectations-plus or minus-it is important to know that attitudes of confidence and determination are no less a part of the treatment program than medical science and technology.  ~ Norman Cousins

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair.  ~ Dr Samuel Johnson

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.  ~ Albert Einstein

Oh! Much may be done by defying
The ghosts of Despair and Dismay
And much may be gained by relying
On “Where there’s a will There’s a Way.”
~ Eliza Cook
While I mentioned the quote by Eliza Cook, I’m not really so much wanting to dissect it as to share a thought that came to me [...]

One person who wants something is a hundred times stronger than a hundred who want to be left alone.  ~ Barbara Ward

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.  ~ Jimmy Carter

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