Oppressing the Poor

Oppressing the Poor

Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.

(Proverbs  22:16 - The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 44, 12 October)

Dick Henthorn

31 May 2020

Limiting Beliefs

Limiting Beliefs

I let go of all limiting beliefs and allow fate to unfold moment by moment. What I thought were obstacles I now see are doorways to new possibilities and new beginnings.

(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 24 August)

Dick Henthorn

30 May 2020

Flexibility

Flexibility

Stop being obsessed with perfection and orderliness and leave room for flexibility in your life. 

Be spontaneous again.

Play more at the game of life.

(Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D. in The Color of Light by Perry Tilleraas, 24 November)

Dick Henthorn

29 May 2020)

Try Something New

Try Something New

All of us need to keep our minds active and engaged and not settle for always doing things in the same way. Try something new today.

(The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 44, 30 September)

Dick Henthorn

28 May 2020

Success

Success

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year.

(John Foster Dulles, in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 23 July)

Dick Henthorn

27 May 2020

Labor

Labor

There must be labor, incessant and constant, if there is to be a harvest.
(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand a Little Taller, 26 July)

Dick Henthorn
26 May 2020

Pleasant Companion

Pleasant Companion

The [person] who is always having ... feelings hurt 

is about as pleasant a companion as a 

pebble in a shoe.

(Elbert Hubbard in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 3 December)

Dick Henthorn

24 May 2020

Gains and Losses

Gains and Losses

The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your gains.

Any fool can do that.

The really important thing is to profit from your losses.

(William Bolitho, in Night Life by Amy E. Dean, 29 November)

Dick Henthorn

24 May 2020

Call Everything By Its Right Name

Call Everything By Its Right Name

We need to finally call everything by its right name and bring into the open everything we feel guilty about.

(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 2 July)

Dick Henthorn

23 May 2020

Lost Time

Lost Time

Have you noticed that you've often lost time.

Well there's no point in looking for it.

Time lost is never found again.

(After Benjamin Franklin in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 24 December)

Dick Henthorn

22 May 2020

Respect

Respect

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

(Gibbon in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 13 July)

Dick Henthorn

21 May 2020

Success

Success

Success is a journey, not a destination. 

The doing is often more important than the outcome.

(Arthur Ashe, tennis champion, Words That Matter, editors of The Oprah Magazine, p. 8)

Dick Henthorn

20 May 2020

The Great Mystery

The Great Mystery

The truth is some of our friends are gone.

They have passed over.

They are experiencing the great mystery.

And we are still here.

And we don't know anything about dying at all.

(Perry Tilleraas, The Color of Light, 22 December)

Dick Henthorn

19 May 2020

Error of the Past

Error of the Past

The error of the past is the success of the future. A mistake is evidence that someone tried to do something.

(Anonymous in, Night Light, by Amy E. Dean, 30 July)

Dick Henthorn

18 May 2020

Emotional Energy

Emotional Energy

You shouldn't waste five seconds of your emotional energy trying to figure out why somebody said something or what they really meant.

(Joel Osteen, Become A Better You, p. 235)

Dick Henthorn

17 May 2020

Homelessness

Homelessness

We assume that homelessness has to do with economics, when it is more the mirror of the society and culture we have made.

(Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul, 271)

Dick Henthorn

16 May 2020

Mental Health

Mental Health

... our mental health has a direct bearing on how we treat ourselves physically.

(Amy E. Dean, Night Light, 18 December)

Dick Henthorn

15 May 2020

Changing Thinking

Changing Thinking

Changing our whole way of thinking is a monumental task, not to be taken lightly.

(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 16 December)

Dick Henthorn

14 May 2020

Right to Vote

Right to Vote

Remember, the denial of even one person's right to vote or to civil rights imperils your own.

Stand up for what is right.

(Three Minutes A Day, The Christophers, Vol. 41, 1 August)

Dick Henthorn

13 May 2020

Live Your Life

Live Your Life

Live your life while you have it.

Life is a splendid gift - there is nothing small about it.

(Florence Nightingale in Whispers of Blessing, Day 207)

Dick Henthorn

12 May 2020

To Be Alive

To Be Alive

To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have a home, see friends - it's all a miracle. I have adopted the technique of living life from miracle to miracle.

(Arthur Rubenstein, Whispers of Blessing, Day 347)

Dick Henthorn

11 May 2020

Kindness

Kindness

A small kindness can bring a great blessing to someone in distress and a sweet feeling to the one who befriends him.

(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, 24 September)

Dick Henthorn

10 May 2020

What Is Right

What Is Right

We all have opportunities - and obligations - to do what is right and just for both friends and strangers.

(Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 41, 15 June)

Dick Henthorn

9 May 2020

Contentment

Contentment

Don't make the mistake of thinking that buying things will increase your contentment.

(after Daily Guideposts - 2013, 13 November)

Dick Henthorn

8 May 2020

Nearer the Goal

Nearer the Goal

Know what you want to do,
hold the thought firmly,
and do every day what should be done,
and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.

(Elbert Hubbard in Night Light, by Amy E. Dean, 5 October)

Dick Henthorn
7 May 2020

No Man or Woman Proceeds Alone

No Man or Woman Proceeds Alone

No man or woman proceeds alone. 

All of us are largely products of the lives which touch upon our lives.

(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, October 8th)

Dick Henthorn

6 May 2020

Fault

Fault

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings.

Then you will forget your anger.

(Epictetus in One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 23 September)

Dick Henthorn

5 May 2020

Take Your Medicine

Make sure that the medicine you decide on in a rash and desperate moment doesn't turn out to be worse than the malady.
(One Day At A Time in Al-Anon, 30 Aug)
Dick Henthorn
4 May 2020