1. Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play and you will finally be able to move forward toward the life that God intended for you…with grace, strength, courage and confidence. 2…. Read more »
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. – John Holmes
When Gene Bedley retired as principal of El Camino Real School in 1995, the award-winning educator looked forward to spending more time with his five grandchildren. “I really wasn’t about to get into another career,” he said, sitting in the well-appointed living room of the Rancho Santa Margarita house that he and his wife, Sally,… Read more »
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier ‘n puttin’ it back in. If you’re ridin’ ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there. If you get to… Read more »
Aesop’s Fables The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein Stevie, by John Steptoe Elementary-school child The Little Prince By Antoine de Saint Exup
Activity That Tells About You Invite the participants in your class to complete the following sentence- People Are… Ask them to do it 3 times by filling in a word that completes the phrase.. After they are finished ask them not to share this with anyone because what they put down is who they are…. Read more »
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage… Read more »
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. – Donald A. Adams
“Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History”, by William Safire (editor). There are numerous speeches that include character traits and values, by very famous people, men and women. –
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
