Willpower is the outgrowth of definiteness of purpose expressed through persistent action, based on personal initiative. Envious people sometimes attribute success primarily to luck. Nothing could be more wrong. As coach Darryl Royal once observed, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” Success occurs when you have a definite purpose for your life and …
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Whatever I do, when all is said and done, I do for or to myself. Perhaps I should think before I perform actions because after the seed of action is sown I have to reap the fruit. Moreover, I do not receive only one fruit for every …
“What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?” — James 2:14 “Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want.It is the belief that God will do what is right.” — Max Lucado “Trust in God’s goodness.Be wary of …
“Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.” -– Voltaire “The most valuable skill or talent that you could ever develop is that of directing your thoughts toward what you want.” — Neale Donald Walsch “To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.” — Gail Sheehy “Conscious …
“The sincere friendships of this world are as shiplights in the stormiest of nights.” — Giotto Di Bondone “When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.” — Honore De Balzac “Action is our greatest weapon against fear. Left to molder, fear grows upon itself, but in the face of action, fear is …
“When you can sit down and laugh over an action, your spirits can lift rather rapidly. The joy and the good feeling that come forward can lift you.” — John-Roger “Practice silence and you will acquire silent knowledge. In this silent knowledge is a computing system that is far more precise and far more accurate …
“The treasures we seek are not outside but within ourselves – beauty, truth, peace, happiness. We have everything we need. Just as in every walk with nature we receives far more than we seek, by looking beneath we become aware of our greatness.” — Unknown “Most people are rowing against the current of life. Instead …
“The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.” — Aart Van Der Leeuw “I believe there is no source of deception in the investigation of nature which can compare with a fixed belief that certain kinds of phenomena are impossible.” — William James “Your theory is …
“…we can’t survive without enchantment… the loss of it is killing us.” — Thomas Moore “There is one thing that all true spirituality has in common, whether that spirituality is derived from faith, from science, from nature or from the arts – a sense of wonder.” — Andrew Schneider “There are only two ways to …
“I have sensed a growing discontent amongst many who are on their spiritual path. A common theme appears to be — ‘I have been serving God for so long and have given up so much and it has been such a struggle — when am I going to get my reward?’” — Wendy Munroe “It’s …