Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. Follow the three R’s: Respect for self. Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know …
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The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so “profound” that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well. Here is the professor’s “Bonus Question”: Is Hell …
Commandment 1. Marriages are made in heaven. But so again are thunder and lightning. Commandment 2. If you want your wife to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep. Commandment 3. Marriage is grand – and divorce is at least 100 grand! Commandment 4. Married life is very …
There is a 19th century folktale about a young fellow who went about town slandering the town’s wise man. One day, he went to the wise man’s home and asked for forgiveness. The wise man, realizing that this man had not internalized the gravity of his transgressions, told him that he would forgive him on …
God said:What if you had never heard the word predicament? Would you then ever be in one?What if words had never been invented for anything you don’t want? What if the word anger never existed? Would you feel what seems to be the reality of anger then? Would you ever think about anger or cause …
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more …
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop yourcar, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing…. Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner …
One day I decided to quit…I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality…I wanted to quit my life.I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.“God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?”His answer surprised me…“Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern and the bamboo?”“Yes”, …
It’s a universal law: You have to give before you get.You must plant your seeds before you reap the harvest.The more you sow, the more you will reap.In giving to others, you will find yourself blessed. The law works to give you back more then you have sown.The giver’s harvest is always full.Those that obtain …
Your range of available choices right now has no limits. The only limits you have are in your mind.You’ve got it in you to succeed. Just make up your mind and stick with it. You weren’t born with any limits on your powers or any set limits to your capacity.At any moment, you have more …