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Exercise Your Soul
By: Joseph J. Mazzella I have been doing a lot of walking lately. I have been doing it for the exercise it gives me. I am not talking about bodily exercise either; although I am sure that my body is much fitter because of it. I have been doing it rather for the wonderful exercise […]
Be Yourself
Be strong enough to face the world each day. Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything. Be generous to those who need your help. Be frugal with what you need yourself. Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything. Be foolish enough to believe in miracles. Be willing to share […]
Blade
Teddy Roosevelt’s Speech before the Hamilton Club, Chicago, April 10, 1899 This is the tale of making a good sword, a really good one like the blademakers to the samurai made them. Damascus steel was folded a thousand times by hand and finished only with a stone-never shaped by other steel. The steel is purified […]
Be Thankful
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don’t know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow. Be thankful for your limitations, because they give […]
Attitudes
There was once this optimistic farmer who couldn’t wait to greet each new day with a resounding, “Good morning, God!” He lived near a woman whose morning greeting was more like, “Good God. Morning?” They were each a trial to the other. Where he saw opportunity, she saw problems. What brought him satisfaction, brought her […]
20 Truths To Live By
1. Faith is the ability to not panic. 2. If you worry, you didn’t pray. If you pray, don’t worry. 3. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home every day. 4. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. 5. When we get tangled up […]
8 Things About Failure
a.. TO FAIL IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING A FAILURE. One may have many failings and yet still be far from being a failure. b.. TO FAIL IS NOT THE DISGRACE EVERYONE THINKS IT IS. To err is to do nothing more than to join the human race. c.. FAILURE IS ONLY A TEMPORARY […]
One Little Comment
A family had just bought and re-modeled a toy store. It was their grand opening day and the lady was really nervous about how it was going to turn out. It ended up turning out well; all the displays looked good, and a lot of people showed up. As the owner was standing there with […]
A Little Wisdom
A mirror is only as good As the reflection in it. Worry enough to anticipate trouble But not so much as to bring it about. Look back to where you have been For a clue to where you are going. Melt the icy fingers of fear With the sunshine of hope. Step by gentle step, […]
How To Cope With Trouble
A young Persian prince, about to ascend the throne, was acutely aware of his need for more knowledge and wisdom. He summoned his philosophers and told them to write a history of the human race. They began at once. Twenty years later they presented the king with the fruits of their research – six thousand […]
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