One of the most rewarding lessons of life in recent years is attending Saddleback Community Church in Lake Forest, California. My pastor, Rick Warren, wrote a book titled Purpose Driven Life . It was during a recent service that Rick taught us the principle You cannot set a goal that you cannot control . He… Read more »
Confidence comes not from always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong. – Peter T. McIntyre
If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later. I’d finger paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I would care to know less and know… Read more »
The CHARACTER COUNTS!sm Coalition, a project of the Josephson Institute of Ethics is a national grassroots nonpartisan partnership of educational and youth-serving organizations all of whom are interested in promoting the theme of character building with America s kids. One of CHARACTER COUNTS! most insightful publications is its simple one-page Quick Guide To Help Build… Read more »
Neither genius, fame, nor love, show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that. – Jean Babtiste Henri Lacordaire
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another, and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. – J.M. Barrie
“A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” – Patricia Neal
Growing up in England, my brother and I had a running joke about old people who had been at the job for 35 years. We said it in a toothless sort of way. Life catches up with you; I still have teeth, but I find myself rapidly approaching the point when I will have been… Read more »
Bratty, Boorish Behavior is Getting Young Pupils Expelled Lauri Githens Hatch Staff Writer (October 6, 2005) Networks have hit a gold mine with shows like Super Nanny and Nanny 911, in which hideously ill-behaved tots and their witless parents are eventually brought to heel. Teachers who have these tiny terrors in class aren’t finding the… Read more »
Discipline works best when we keep love in the equation. – Author Unknown
