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Thought For the Day: Like Every Good Teacher, God Is Quiet During Our Tests

“When you are going through something hard and wonder where God is, remember the teacher is always quiet during a test.” – Anonymous    

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Thought For the Day: Success Is the Sum of Repeated Small Efforts

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”  – Robert Collier      

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Thought For the Day: Shouting At Children To Obey Is Like Trying To Steer Your Car Using Your Horn

“Shouting to make your children obey is like using the horn to steer your car, and you get about the same results.” – Rusty Russell      

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Thought For the Day: Better To Be Politically Dead Than Hypocritically Immortalized

“I have always supported measures and principles and not men. I have acted fearless and independent and I never will regret my course. I would rather be politically buried than to be hypocritically immortalized.” – Davy Crockett, frontiersman, soldier, and … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Yours Is the Light By Which My Spirit’s Born

“Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born.  You are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” – e.e. cummings https://flic.kr/p/29VbZLC              

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Thought For the Day: We Must Remember the Miracle Of Our Every Day Moments

“The sacred moments, the moments of miracle, are often the everyday moments.”  – Frederick Buechner    

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Thought For the Day: Beginnings and Endings Are Always Untidy

“The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.” -John Galsworthy, author, Nobel laureate (14 Aug 1867-1933)  

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Thought For the Day: Admitting You Were Wrong Shows You Are Wiser Today Than Yesterday

“Never be ashamed to admit you are in the wrong – it’s just another way to say you are wiser today than yesterday.” – Jonathan Swift    

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Thought For the Day: Half the Harm In the World Is Caused By People Who Want To Be Important

“Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm but the harm does not interest them.” – T.S. Eliot, poet (26 Sep 1888-1965)   … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Leadership Is Taking Care of Those In Your Charge

“Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.“ –  Simon Sinek      

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