Discouragement implies futility, induces emotional pain, suggests you will find relief if you quit trying. Your efforts may cease, but the pain will remain. Discouragement misinterprets the present and dooms the future. It stifles the now, foments hopelessness, and pockmarks…

It’s surprising how our response to an idea can be skewed by the sex or race of whoever shared the idea. I don’t consider myself a feminist, but I empathize with my female friends. I wish ideas could be presented…

“Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors. No evil can resist grace forever.” — Brennan Manning “The Christian life is not a constant high.…

“Anything is possible if a person believes.” –Jesus, Mark 9:23 (NLT) I’ve seen nothing to suggest Elon Musk believes in God, but he exemplifies a principle of Godly faith, a determined faith that transforms impossible into possible by denying impossibility.…

“There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of its steep paths have a chance of gaining its luminous summits.” –Karl Marx 00

Taking personal credit for God’s blessing on your life is like congratulating a reflector for the light it shines. 00

If you let your bad mood control the day, then your bad day will yield a bad life, and your bad life will cause a bad mood. Discipline yourself to act regardless of how you feel; and your disciplined actions…

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do.* “You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure ,…

“A bad politician is one you disagree with.” –Winston Churchill 00

Several years ago I was in poor physical shape, low energy and flabby like a sack of flour. Inspired by Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France, I got a bike, bought some magazines, did some solo rides, did some…

“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” -Samuel Johnson 00

Who knew that 35 years of living with monthly menstrual cycles was preparation for menopause? 00

Author Jerry Jenkins wrote many ‘as told to’ autobiographies of great athletes such as Orel Hershiser, Walter Payton, among others. Jerry said a common denominator among the great athletes: they were all extremely competitive. John Wooden said, “What is competitive…

“Too often the strong silent man is silent because he doesn’t know what to say.” -Winston Churchill   00

You’ll see the same thing, every month, every cover, every issue, guaranteed: On Cosmo: upper left-hand corner, an article promoting some significantly high number of Sex Secrets On Men’s Health: declarative headline on How to get Flat Abs   00

Civil Courage– conversing, relating, sharing ideas with people who think differently than you, representing your ideas, standing up for your ideas, yet doing so in a kind, gracious and considerate manner. 00

[**previously published in “The Gang Magazine”] When my daughter Nikki was a little girl, she asked me, “What is happiness?” “Hmm,” I thought, “she’s a little young to be asking about that, but here goes: ‘It’s the male organ used…

Heck yeah I have regrets! I wish I could do my kids over again. I wasn’t mentally prepared for child one – and my lifecycle and pace of living was such that I didn’t get– change that to “make” –enough…

It is the wise parent who stays in touch with their children. Don’t expect a child to stay in touch with you. Reach out consistently to them, for you are the wise one and they may be confused or deceived.…

“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly—until you can learn to do it well.” —Zig Ziglar 00