I’ve come to the conclusion that in order to grow I need to shake my life up a little. Maybe a lot. So the question is: How?
Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. — Ellen DeGeneres
In this installment of the Value series I want to discuss the value of vision and how it affects us as a nation.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength. — Saint Francis de Sales
Leadership requires values and values require integrity. As I look at the country today I see bitterness, division, class warfare, destruction, hate, racism, and a feeling of destruction. Continue reading
Life’s up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want. — Marsha Sinetar
We of the human race are dreamers. But some are doers.
Some are content to dream, but never do while others not only dream, but do. Those that do often become rich while those that only dream continue to live in their dream world and remain stagnant, and often poor. If not poor, then living from paycheck-to-paycheck, always tight on money, always fearful that some issue may happen to upset the delicate balance of their life. Continue reading
All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today. – Pope Paul VI
I’ve been doing a lot of research and study about values, what they are, how they affect us, and how they control us. Continue reading
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
We of the human race are dreamers. But some are doers.
Some are content to dream, but never do while others not only dream, but do. Those that do often become rich while those that only dream continue to live in their dream world and remain stagnant, and often poor. If not poor, then living from paycheck-to-paycheck, always tight on money, always fearful that some issue may happen to upset the delicate balance of their life. Continue reading
It has been awhile since I entered the blog and I have been amiss about my writing. I made an entry on the quick blog about this, short but to the point. This entry will be just as short. Continue reading
My last update to this blog was back in May, way too long. Today, this post, I am doing something different, something I should have done weeks ago but didn’t even think about until this morning. Continue reading
Tough times never last, but tough people do. – Robert H. Schuller
Where has the time gone. Yesterday I was young, full of life and miserable. Today I am old, near the end of my days but happy. Why is that? Continue reading
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley
We often think of faith and belief in religious terms, which in many cases it is. As a Christian I understand the importance of these terms and what they signify in the realm of religion. But as a man trying to create a better future I have to ask myself how do these two terms relate to everyday living? Continue reading