Although there were still 30 minutes remaining before the lunch break would end, a handful of the first grade students already returned to class. Mrs. Thompson, their teacher, finished her lunch and was there to greet them. “While we are waiting for the others to arrive,” she told the students, “why don’t we play the
“Life Is Adventure, Not Predicament.” – (James Broughton) Stuff happens. What happens is neither good nor bad. It merely IS. But we, in our attempt to understand everything, stick labels on things. We call things big or small, hot or cold, smooth or rough. These descriptive words can help, but where we go astray is when
We all would like to be successful. Yet, many have thousands of reasons why they cannot succeed. In truth, all we need is one reason why we can or cannot. That one reason is attitude. Nothing is more important: not education, aptitude, health, wealth, or opportunity. Great men and women share this opinion. For example,
How did we arrive at our present circumstances in life? What caused us to become what we are today? Oh, we might have been nudged along by our genetic code, pressed on by our natural inclinations, pressured by our peers, influenced by our environment, and driven by psychological impulses, but none of these forces created
“What Poison Is to Food, Self-Pity Is to Life” – (Attributed to Oliver C. Wilson) The modern plague is one that kills the spirit, not one that destroys the body. It is experienced by millions, and the symptoms are feelings of fear, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness, helplessness, and resignation. This host of negative emotions coalesce
Overview of Our Problem with Time Our most precious commodity is time, for it’s the stuff life is made of. And because it’s a non-renewable resource, it has unlimited value. Yet, don’t we sometimes kill time? But when we kill it, isn’t it killing us? When we waste time, aren’t we committing suicide in
