You cannot discover new oceans until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore
The eagles that live in the canyons of the state of Colorado in the United States use a special kind of stick with which to build their nests. A female eagle can sometimes fly as many as two hundred miles in a single day in order to find a branch from an ironwood tree. Not […]
Wisdom is born of mistakes; confront error and learn.
There is a difference between acquiring knowledge and information and possessing wisdom. You may acquire knowledge from a university, your relationships, the books you read, and all the other activities you participate in. But are you also gaining wisdom? Webster’s dictionary defines “wisdom” as “the quality of being wise … implies the ability to judge […]
Only one thing is more important than learning from experience, and that is not learning from experience
Today can be a day filled with opportunities for you to express yourself, expand yourself, and experience the world around you. A lot of people talk about life. Some love it. Some disparage it. And a few realize that life can be what you make it because they have learned from past experiences. Lessons learned […]
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
In the Gospel according to Luke, Jesus said, “Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back” (Luke 6:38). Jesus states a fundamental law of life that has been recognized […]
There’s as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.
What is the risk in doing nothing? Perhaps it’s not exciting but isn’t it safe and harmless? But is water or air that does nothing harmless? No, it becomes stagnant. It’s not part of any flow or current of movement. It not only contains no fresh, renewing activity, it’s the breeding ground for germs and […]
Every ending is a new beginning
Nature demonstrates that almost everything occurs in cycles. The earth rotates on a daily cycle. The moon revolves around the earth on a monthly cycle and the earth around the sun on an annual cycle. Within each year the four seasons take us from cold to warm and again to cold as plants and animals […]
Where there’s a will there’s a way
Paul’s large family had owned and operated a successful cattle ranch in Montana for three generations. Along with his friends and neighbors, he shared a love of the land and the livestock. Paul respected the ranching life and assumed, as did others, that he would continue doing it as an adult. He studied agri-business at […]
The dark of night is not the end of the world
The ancient peoples thought that the earth was flat and, if one ventured too close to the edge, he would fall off. “The end of the world” is a place where there is no solid ground for us to step upon. It is as if the earth stops there and only emptiness lies beyond. We […]
Listen to Learn
There’s an old saying that God gave us two ears and one mouth so we may hear more and talk less. How well we use our ears can play an important part in determining what we learn as we go through life. It is true that the good listener adds immeasurably to the art of […]
Great Heroes Are Humble
Humility is vastly undervalued in our modern Western culture. It is a prevalent belief that humility is fine for the pious or holy, but in the “real” world it won’t get you very far. Many people consider pride and aggressiveness as virtues and humility as a weakness. This may be because they don’t understand the […]
