It’s one thing to try to be better for someone who loves you and quite another
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, ‘I’m possible!'” – Audrey Hepburn
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, ‘I’m possible!’” – Audrey Hepburn
“The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.” – Albert Einstein
“The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.” – Albert Einstein
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.
“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Loving …
“What you allow, you encourage.” – Michael Josephson
“What you allow, you encourage.” – Michael Josephson
BUILD TRUST. Success will follow.
BUILD TRUST. Success will follow.
No Storm Lasts Forever
Okay, maybe today sucks. It’s unfair and it’s wrong. But things will get better. No storm lasts forever. So you need to be strong.
“The path of least resistance is what makes rivers run crooked.” – Elbert Hubbard
“The path of least resistance is what makes rivers run crooked.” – Elbert Hubbard
“Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wing; Only character endures.” – Horace Greeley
“Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wing; Only character endures.” – Horace Greeley
When One Door of Happiness Closes
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Helen Keller SaveSave
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.
Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.
“For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes not that you won or lost, but how you played the game!” – Grantland Rice
“For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes not that you won or lost, but how you played the game!” – Grantland Rice
“Every now and then it’s a good thing to stop looking for happiness and just be happy.” -Michael Josephson
“Every now and then it’s a good thing to stop looking for happiness and just be happy.” -Michael Josephson
“Sometimes life does not turn out the way you expected or hoped. That doesn’t mean that you can’t be happy. If you don’t limit yourself to your first version of your life there’s always a bright future ahead.” – Michael Josephson
“Sometimes life does not turn out the way you expected or hoped. That doesn’t mean that you can’t be happy. If you don’t limit yourself to your first version of your life there’s always a bright future ahead.” –Michael Josephson
Don’t look so hard at my past. I don’t live there anymore.
Don’t look so hard at my past. I don’t live there anymore.
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.
“He that will not reflect is sure to be ruined.” – Asian Proverb
He that will not reflect is sure to be ruined. – Asian Proverb
Some people are forward looking, other tend to look sideways at the folks next to them or behind. Which are you?
Some people are forward looking, others tend to look sideways at the folks next to them or behind. Which are you?
COMMENTARY 953.4: Money Is the Icing, Not the Cake
Despite the advice of preachers and philosophers warning us of the shortcomings of money, it’s hard to argue with Gertrude Stein’s observation: “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Rich is better.” Although money is better at reducing suffering caused by poverty and relieving anxiety caused by debt than it is at making us happy, it can buy lots of things that make …
“In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back.” – Charlie Brown
“In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back.” – Charlie Brown
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H.G. Wells
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H.G. Wells
“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.” – Horace Mann
“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.” – Horace Mann
CHARACTER COUNTS! Celebrates 20 Years in Martin County With Visit by Founder Michael Josephson
Martin County, Florida CC! to celebrate 20th anniversary with CHARACTER COUNTS! founder Michael Josephson next month! Contact us to learn how your community can become a CC! Coalition Member! http://www.tcpalm.com/ugc/martin-county-ugc/character-counts-celebrates-20-years-in-martin-county-with-visit-by-founder-michael-josephson_07867025
CC! Founder, Michael Josephson, in South Korea to Discuss Character Education
CC! Founder Michael Josephsonis in South Korea this week meeting with education officials to discuss nation’s new plans to introduce character education into schools. One of the challenges South Korea faces is the nation’s addiction to the internet and how that is impacting the kids. http://www.abc.net.au/…/south-korean-children-seek-…/6769766
Learning from Crayons: Tolerance
“We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others are bright, some have weird names,
“The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.” – Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
“The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.” – Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
Love isn’t a State of Perfect Caring
“Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like ‘struggle.’ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.” – Mr. Rogers
Abe Lincoln: How to Test a Man’s Character
“Nearly all men can stand adversity. But if you want to test a man’s character – give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run-over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run-over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers