The wise men from the east journeyed a long distance to worship the king of the Jews. They were very certain that he was born, but they had a problem, they had absolutely no idea where he was born (Matt 2:2). As any intelligent person would presume, these wise men guessed that Jesus was somewhere…
The cost of Impatience
“The key to everything is patience. You get a chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it” says Arnold H. Glasgow. Technically the egg has all the elements that are needed to get a chicken out of it, however the results of hatching the egg and smashing the egg is very different. While we…
Being Thankful
“Don’t have anything to be thankful for? Check your pulse!” Since you are reading this article you don’t have to check your pulse. Did you know that each day 158, 857 people die in this world, 6,619 people die each hour, 110 people die each minute and almost two people die each second. So by…
Keeping Promises
“A century ago, a promise and a handshake was as good as a legally binding agreement. Nothing was stronger than saying, “You have my word.” There was a sacred quality to one’s word that was not taken as lightly as it is today. Back then breaking a promise was no small transgression. Today, talk is…
Leisure & labor
“The first principle of all action is leisure” says Aristotle. Many of us are embarrassed if we ever find ourselves doing nothing, because we are programmed to believe that only the people who are always working, with endless busyness and hustle are the ones who will make it, while the rest of us will be…
Dealing with Doubts
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking” says Alfred Korzybski. During the last couple of weeks there was a lot of buzz about some personal letters written by Mother Teresa. In fact Time magazine made this the cover story with…
Choose Kindness
“When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people” said Abraham Heschel. I guess young people admire intelligent people because they think they have all the answers to their questions, however as we grow older in life we recognize the shallowness of merely possessing knowledge, we…
Nothing is ordinary
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle” says Albert Einstein. I believe everything is a miracle and weather we see them as miracles or ignore them as ordinary stuff depends on our worldview or perspective of…
Choose Your Battles Wisely
“Often we allow ourselves to get all worked up about things that, upon closer examination, aren’t really that big a deal. We focus on little problems and concerns and blow them way out of proportion” says Dr. Richard Carlson in his book “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”. Learning to choose our battles wisely is not…
Urgency Addiction
“Today’s corporate culture is “hooked” on urgency; everything is a priority, needing to be done yesterday. This “urgency addiction” has become a way of life…” says Barbara Bartlein. Last night I ran into a problem with my old car, this morning I was debating between writing my weekly article or taking care of the car.…