January 30, 2010

Thought for the Day – J. Winters on Success

I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”– Jonathan Winters The movie Poltergeist tells the story about a family coping with a haunted house. In one scene the mother, hearing her children screaming from their bedroom, ...

January 28, 2010

Thought for the Day – W. Whitman

In the faces of men and women, I see God.”– Walt Whitman Oh, how often I’ve thought about having a face-to-face with God! There’s so much I want to ask and need to learn. Yet, when I ponder Whitman’s ...

January 27, 2010

Thought for the Day – L. Tolstoy on Change

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.”– Leo Tolstoy Admittedly, I can be mesmerized by the significant—a towering and majestic mountain, an electrifying thunderstorm, a devastating natural disaster. The remarkable, by definition, demands attention. So too with personal ...

January 26, 2010

Thought for the Day – A. Einstein on Ideas

The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas.” – Albert Einstein Have you been through a cerebral detox yet? I have. Several months after I left a corporate job and set out as ...

January 25, 2010

Thought for the Day – T. Roosevelt on Action

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt When I was in ...

January 24, 2010

Thought for the Day – Psalm 34:5 on Cheer

Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.” – Psalm 34:5 (NIV) I once heard a preacher speak on this verse. “Our faces are to be bright and cheery,” he exhorted the congregants. ...

January 23, 2010

Thought for the Day – Unknown on the Impossible

When somebody tells you nothing is impossible, ask him to dribble a football.” – Unknown That would do it for me. I’ve never been good at dribbling a spherical basketball, much less a prolated spherical football. Ok, there are ...

January 22, 2010

Thought for the Day – J. Addison on Criticism

There is no defense against criticism except obscurity.” – Joseph Addison There has never been a shortage of critics. From Monday morning quarterbacks to political pundits, opinion on how others play their game is manifold. And the greater the ...

January 21, 2010

Thought for the Day – P. Picaso on Inspiration

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” – Pablo Picaso What’s the catalyst for creative inspiration? Years ago, Denise Shekerjian set out to unearth the answer to that question in her book Uncommon Genious. She conducted in-depth ...

January 20, 2010

Thought for the Day – O.W. Holmes on Ideas

Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.”– Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. One of my favorite Far Side cartoons depicts a student raising his hand in a classroom, “Mr. Osborne, may I be excused? ...

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