True Greatness

Tuesday November 26, 2013 #579 “No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.” ~Charles Kendall Adams The...

You have gifts to share

Thursday August 30, 2012 #450 “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by...

You Make Me Proud

Thursday July 19, 2012 #438 “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”  ~Mother Teresa I recently received this feedback on something I had done in my work life from a superior:  “You make me proud.”  He was also...

Give to give, or give to get. Either way, give.

Tuesday October 4, 2011 #356  “It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”  ~William Shakespeare It does not surprise me that most people act upon their tendencies of greed and...

Give when it counts. Give without counting.

Tuesday August 4, 2009 #143 “We can do no great things, only small things with great love.” ~Mother Teresa Enjoy #5 of the “5 Life Lessons” by Geir Ove Knutsen:  “Giving When it Counts” Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little...