There are many words of wisdom coming from wise men all over the world. Their wisdom is directed to many different subjects but most of them are generalized in respect to how a person should conduct their lives. I can honestly say that many of them have been a positive influence on my life. Hopefully…
Tag: Family
On Rearing Children
Rearing or raising children is not an easy task for any couple let alone a single parent. My wife and I raised six healthy and caring children, not to say there were no problems. I rather doubt that any couple raising six children could say they did so without any problems or serious concerns. If…
On Seeing Things As Others See Them
We all see things through our own tinted lenses. We can’t change that but if we are aware of it, we can make adjustments by virtue of our knowledge base. The following story is a demonstration of that: “A black man entered a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona and notices a picture hanging on the wall…
On Don’t Forget
There is a saying that used to be popular : “Never forget where you came from.” Even though some may not forget, there may be some who may not want to remember. As a grown son, my little family never made it to where my birth family lived and worked but I never forgot. My…
On A Gratitude Jar
“People may forget what you said, or what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Being grateful and expressing that gratitude are two different things, with what could be two different and significant outcomes. To make kindnesses a big thing, at least a bigger thing than most people do, can…
On The Green Deal
There is a real threat to our freedom today, the Democratic Party is moving further and further to the left, or more commonly known as socialism. There is a very strong draw for common folk to lean that way. Yet, it is the common folk who are hurt the most from such a system. They…
On Ordinary People
This thought came from a pamphlet by Reverend Frank S. Morley, Ph.D. a Presbyterian. The pamphlet was written in November of 1954 and was a presentation at the Grace Presbyterian Church in Calgary, Canada. The presentation was named “What we can Learn from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (Commonly called the…
On Letting the Universe Do Its Thing
I was watching a show on T.V. the other night called, ‘Swamp People’, a show about swamp men thinning out the swamp of an expanding population of alligators. Alligators are very dangerous animals and I believe that some even consider them to be prehistoric beasts. It is a very dangerous way to make a living….
On Flywheels
Nature intended our thoughts to be a guide to action not a substitute for it. While I was finishing my studies for a doctoral degree, I was talking with a fellow educator at the university where I worked. I had heard him say, many times, that he, too, often thought about obtaining his advanced degree…
On Worry/Attitude, as Common Attributes
President Gordon B. Hinckley spoke with a Dr. James E. Enstrom of the University of California at Los Angeles. He is not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but he spoke with complete objectivity. Dr Enstrom’s studies indicate that actuarially speaking, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…