CNN anchorman Anderson Cooper, in his address to graduates at Yale recently, made some excellent points. However, he forgot to mention success comes as we apply certain principals to our lives. Here are some key points you may not have learned in a college classroom but which are necessary for anyone’s success: (1) Find your… Read more »
* TO BE MODELS OF EVERYTHING WE ASK CHILDREN TO DEMONSTRATE AND BECOME? * TO TRUST THEM IN SOLVING PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT THEM? * TO CREATE ISLANDS OF PEACE, FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND ABUSE? * TO PROVIDE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT STRENGTHEN, INSPIRE AND CHALLENGE THEIR MINDS? * TO BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT, NOURISH, AND COMFORT… Read more »
It s been awhile since my children were young. Our kids loved to go to the park to get on the swings. How they enjoyed being pushed from behind so they could soar to the sky! And, just as exciting as looking up was the pit-in-their-stomach joy when the force of gravity pulled them down…. Read more »
Any Jackass can kick down a barn It takes a skilled Carpenter to build one! – Author Unknown
“History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstances.” – Donald Creighton
“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find that you have crossed the mountain.” – Author Unknown
“Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.” Mary Kay Ash – Mary Kay Ash
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. – Thomas Carlyle
“I get embarrassed that I let my parents down.” “I lie when I really want to get my way!” “If I tell a lie I get into trouble and get punished.” “When I tell a lie it really upsets my mother. My dad comes unglued!” “The worst lie I ever heard was when my sister… Read more »
Our greatest tragedies call for our greatest virtues. – Gene Bedley
