Consider the power of words to affect change. Begin by recalling a person who has influenced you by the power of his or her words. Those words may have altered the course of your life. Encouraging words are a powerful force. Discouraging words are equally powerful....
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Connected—How So?
Wonderful Works to Keep Us Connected Isn’t it reassuring that wonderful works are only a cure away? Polio, measles, and rubella, have all been eliminated in the United States. And smallpox has also been eradicated worldwide. According to Health24, five diseases...
Refueled—How So?
Fuel for energy-zapping existence is knowing there’s a source for all you need to carry you through. At the dawning of a new day, strength for the day can confidently be refueled by the idiom “You’re in good hands.” A Friend to Lend Support If you’ve ever been...
4 Things You Should Know About Hospitality
Hospitality Nurtures Relationships Have you ever departed a gathering after being in someone’s home and felt you had made a new friend or deepened an existing friendship? Someone or several someones provided the environment to nurture relationships that engendered...
Permission to Climb
Brokenness Comes in Many Forms I clearly remember as a child, going into a neighbor’s attic while she and my mother talked in the living room at the neighbor’s home. It’s for sure they had given me permission to climb the stairs and entertain myself by poking...
Discover Something Significant
The Process Call it a vision. Call it inspiration, but I’ve been gathering memories and the particles of necessities that were the foundation of my creative writing. Whether or not those tidbits and oddities provided a clear vision, even so, I was inspired by those...
How to Build Your Following
Build your following on a firm foundation A foundation is the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level. That definition suggests support is a necessary factor in carrying weight. Establishing criteria to undergird your relationships is...
How to Tell if Your Influence Matters
As kids, my brothers, my cousins, and I received the gift of a silver dollar every Christmas from our grandfather. The lineup of youngsters to get a silver dollar was a long one. I remember standing expectantly, respectfully waiting for him to place the coin in...
How to Boost Your Engagement
Streams of Brilliance to Boost Your Engagement Streams of brilliance on a beautiful sunlit day might possibly boost your engagement with something, or someone, beyond yourself. Even if only a little bit--even if you don’t believe in God as the Creator, it’s difficult...
The Power of Words
Consider the power of words to affect change. Begin by recalling a person who has influenced you by the power of his or her words. Those words may have altered the course of your life. Encouraging words are a powerful force. Discouraging words are equally powerful....
Connected—How So?
Wonderful Works to Keep Us Connected Isn’t it reassuring that wonderful works are only a cure away? Polio, measles, and rubella, have all been eliminated in the United States. And smallpox has also been eradicated worldwide. According to Health24, five diseases...
Refueled—How So?
Fuel for energy-zapping existence is knowing there’s a source for all you need to carry you through. At the dawning of a new day, strength for the day can confidently be refueled by the idiom “You’re in good hands.” A Friend to Lend Support If you’ve ever been...
4 Things You Should Know About Hospitality
Hospitality Nurtures Relationships Have you ever departed a gathering after being in someone’s home and felt you had made a new friend or deepened an existing friendship? Someone or several someones provided the environment to nurture relationships that engendered...
Permission to Climb
Brokenness Comes in Many Forms I clearly remember as a child, going into a neighbor’s attic while she and my mother talked in the living room at the neighbor’s home. It’s for sure they had given me permission to climb the stairs and entertain myself by poking...
Discover Something Significant
The Process Call it a vision. Call it inspiration, but I’ve been gathering memories and the particles of necessities that were the foundation of my creative writing. Whether or not those tidbits and oddities provided a clear vision, even so, I was inspired by those...
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“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
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