Nike Jogging Shoes
A few years ago I had put on a few extra pounds and decided to attack the problem by jogging. But that is not an easy thing to motivate myself …
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Fearful Farmer
A farmer arrived at harvest time complaining to his neighbors that all of his fields were barren, empty land growing nothing but weeds. When they asked what seed he had …
Read More Hawaii Vacation
I read recently of a family of six who took a trip to Hawaii. As you can imagine, it was a big event for everyone. However, some of the family …
Read More Common Things in an Uncommon Way
I recently noticed an older lady with an Eastern European accent working the counter in an airport news stand. I noticed her because she had unusual enthusiasm for her work. …
Read More Action Points
It’s not what you know that matters. What counts is what you do with what you know. Often a boss sends an employee on a training mission where he receives …
Read More Take Action
It’s been said that knowledge will not change a negative emotion, but action will. I believe that is a true observation. Many people squander days, months or even years of …
Read More Busiest day of the Week
What day of the week do you think researchers have found to be the busiest? Maybe you guessed Monday because of all that piles up over the weekend. Or maybe …
Read More Planting Trees
An old Chinese proverb says the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today. Most of us can look back on life …
Read More Moving Ships
James in Scripture describes a ship’s rudder as an instrument capable of guiding a ship to whatever destination the captain chooses. Yet, a rudder only works when the ship is …
Read More Unsatisfying Activities
There’s no egg in eggplant nor is there ham in hamburger; neither is there apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. …
Read More Old Johnny One Note
There was once an old mountain man who lived way up in the hills named old Johnny one note. He got his name from the fact that he only knew …
Read More What You Didn’t Do
Mark Twain said, “20 years from now you will be more disappointed over the things you did not do than by the things you did which failed.” Many of us …
Read More Examing Your Habits
A man watched as two workers made their way down the street. One would dig a hole and the other would follow a few minutes later filling dirt right back …
Read More Starting Something
A man wanted to eat at an exclusive restaurant but was stopped at the door and told he had to have a necktie. He went back to his car but …
Read More Doing What You’ve Always Done
If you want something you’ve never had, you’re going to have to do something you’ve never done. Nearly all of us say we want some things we’ve never had. They …
Read More Improve Your Reading Speed
In 1992, Lou Scripa performed a record setting 70,715 sit-ups in 24 hours. I am sure Lou pushed himself very hard for a long time to achieve that record and …
Read More Rationalization
Perhaps you heard about the dieter who rationalized it would be OK to eat broken cookies because all the calories would have leaked out. It’s easy to rationalize what we …
Read More Make a New Ending
A wise person said, “Though you cannot go back and make a brand-new start, you can start now and make a brand new end.” Most of us can look back …
Read More Living vs. Dead
Sun and rain are the two main sources of growth and nutrition for a tree. But once a tree has fallen, those same natural elements of sun and rain will …
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