“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality. – C.S. Lewis

The Most Caring Child Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing… Read more »

Truth Enters the Heart first and then goes to the head and becomes reason! – Author Unknown

“Washington, July 21–At a press conference today on Capitol Hill, former Education Secretary William J. Bennett and a bipartisan group of Senators will release an “Appeal to Hollywood,” signed by more than fifty prominent Americans, including two former presidents. The appeal calls upon the entertainment industry–television, film, music, video, and electronic games–to devise a voluntary… Read more »

Ethical Guidepost How do you make your Choices? HORMONES vs VALUES REVENGE vs RESTRAINT IMPULSE vs CONSCIENCE IMMEDIATE vs DELAYED DISCARD vs RESPECT

Only with the heart can one see rightly! What is essential in life is invisible to the eye! – Gene Bedley

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Whenever I’m disappointed with my spot in my life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in a school play. His mother told me that he’d set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were… Read more »

The Heart of the Problem is the Problem of the Heart – Author Unknown

(Author’s note: The following lesson is for primary children, preschool through third grade.) Ask the children, “How do people show others that they care?” (Put ideas on the board.) Read: Caring children treat ALL people the way they would like to be treated. They understand that everyone wants to have friends, feel safe and be… Read more »