Trying
You have not failed until you quit trying.
(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, 6 November)
Dick Henthorn
30 June 2020
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020
Pain
Pain
There are many people who are in a geat deal of pain, and on certain days these people will, consciously or unconsciously, inflict their pain on you.
(Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today, 5 February)
Dick Henthorn
29 June 2020
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Clutter
Clutter
Incessant clutter keeps us attached to the physical world and produces anxiety, stress, fear, worry,and so many of the emotional restrictions that are decidedly removed from God - realization.
(Dr. Wayne Dyer, Inspirations, p. 216)
Dick Henthorn
28 June 2020
Saturday, June 27, 2020
High Maintenance People
High Maintenance People
... be aware of high maintenance people in your life.
(Joel Osteen, Become A Better You, p. 248)
Dick Henthorn
27 June 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020
Kind Words
Kind Words
Learn to speak kind words -- nobody resents them.
(Unknown)
Dick Henthorn
26 June 2020
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Footprints on the Sands of Time
Footprints on the Sands of Time
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
(Herny Wadsworth Longfelloe)
Dick Henthorn
25 Jun 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Things
Things
Remember that the most important things in life ... are not things.
(Donna Smallin, Clear the Clutter Find Happiness, p. 133)
Some of the most humble, simple things in life turn out to be the most satisfying.
(Alexandra Stoddard, The Art of the Possible, p. 13)
Dick Henthorn
24 Jun 2020
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Books
Books
Mr. Dickie at the New Carrollton Library
Browsing in a bookstore or library without wearing a watch is a concrete start. You'll open yourself up to books that will affirm your life and this, in the grand design of life, will make the lives of others better.
(The Art of the Possible, Alexandra Stoddar, p. 185)
Dick Henthorn
23 Jun 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
Ordinary Miracles
Ordinary Miracles
Go through your day today or tomorrow looking for ordinary miracles.
(Daily Inspiration For Women, 12 April)
Dick Henthorn
22 Jun 2020
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Adversity
Adversity
No one wants to face adversity. But there's no doubt that it can be used to reach new heights of accomplishment.
(The Christophers, Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 44, 8 October)
Dick Henthorn
21 June 2020
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Anxiety
Anxiety
Anxiety splits our energy between today's priorities and tomorrow's problems.
Part of our mind is on the now; the rest is on the not yet.
The result is half-minded living.
(Max Lucado, Grace For The Moment, Vol. II, 20 October)
Dick Henthorn
20 June 2020
Friday, June 19, 2020
Main Business
Main Business
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
(Thomas Carlyle, in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 30 September)
Dick Henthorn
19 June 2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Uniqueness
Uniqueness
Don't worry about skills you don't have.
Don't covet strengths others do have.
Just extract your uniqueness.
(Max Lucado, Grace For The Moment, Vol. II, 4 Oct
Dick Henthorn
18 Jun 2020
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Life
Life
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
(Soren Kieregaard in Night Light by Amy E. Dean, 29 September)
Dick Henthorn
17 June 2020
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Possesions
Possessions
One's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.
(Luke 12:15)
Dick Henthorn
16 June 2020
Monday, June 15, 2020
Textbook
Textbook
... a textbook is a reduction of subtle thoughts into a simple outline.
(Thomas More, Care of the Soul, p. 245)
Dick Henthorn
15 June 2020
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Philosophy of Life
Philosophy of Life
For a philosophy of life is not an abstract collection of thoughts for their own sake, it is the ripening of conversation and reading into thoughts that are wedded to everyday decisions and analysis.
(Thomas More, Care of the Soul, p. 246)
Dick Henthorn
14 June 2020
Saturday, June 13, 2020
Happiness
Happiness
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
(Fredrick Koenig, Whispers of Blessing, Day 351)
Dick Henthorn
13 June 2020
Friday, June 12, 2020
Preferences
Preferences
Seek to be helpful to others, rather than to indulge your own preferences.
(Thomas 'a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Chapter 10, Book 4)
Dick Henthorn
12 June 2020
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Procastination
Procastination
But we also need to realize that many important activities become urgent through procastination, or because we don't do enough prevention and planning.
(First Things First, Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill, p. 37)
Dick Henthorn
11 June 2020
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Things
Things
Things don't give us anything except what we bring to the enjoyment of them.
(Lin Yutang in The Art of the Possible by Alexandra Stoddard, p. 82)
Dick Henthorn
10 June 2020
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Present Moment
Present Moment
It is not possible to become aware of the present moment by examing, studying, or thinking about external circumstances. The more you become absorbed in these activities, the less aware of the present moment you are.
(Thoughts From The Heart of the Soul, Gary Zukav and Linda Francis, p. 58)
Dick Henthorn
9 June 2020
Monday, June 8, 2020
Molly Tuttle - Good Enough [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Good Enough
Good is good enough
(Alexandra Stoddard, The Art of the Possible, p. 13
Dick Henthorn
8 June 2020
Sunday, June 7, 2020
One Day At A Time
One Day At A Time
Just take things one day at a time, otherwise you'll be overwhelmed.
(Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand A Little Taller, 12 July)
Dick Henthorn
7 June 2020
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Words That Uplift
Words That Uplift
... the more you focus on words that uplift you, the more you embody the ideas contained in those words.
(Oprah Winfrey, Words That Matter, p. x)
Dick Henthorn
6 Jun 2020
Friday, June 5, 2020
Insight
Insight
Until today, you may have been caught up, put off, confused by the way things appear to be, you may have been fooled by the appearances of things and people around you. Just for today, be devoted to asking for and receiving spiritual insight into yourself and about all things.
(Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today! 19 January)
Dick Henthorn
5 Jun 2020
Thursday, June 4, 2020
What You Have
What You Have
Life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot.
(Luke 12:15 (MSG), Max Lucado, Grace For the Moment, Vo. II, 5 August)
Clutter serves no purpose; it just takes up valuable space in your home and creates unnecessary stress and extra work.
Clutter is what you end up with when you have more stuff than you need.
(Donna Smallin, Clear the Clutter, Find Happiness, p. 17)
Dick Henthorn
4 Jun 2020
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Quotes
Quotes
I quote others only the better to understand myself.
(Michel de Montaigne in Flowers Along the Path by Esther Carls Dodgen, p. 11)
Dick Henthorn
3 June 2020
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Attitudes and Motives
Attitudes and Motives
Speculating on other people's attitudes and motives is a waste of time and effort.
(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 3 December)
Dick Henthorn
2 June 2020
Monday, June 1, 2020
Focus
Focus
Focus is important.
Focus on what is working.
Concentrate on the positive.
(after Will Garcia in The Color of Light by Perry Tilleraas, 3 Novembert)
Dick Henthorn
1 June 2020
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