Saturday, December 31, 2011

Cultivate

"Your challenge is not to keep trying to repair what was damaged; your practice instead is to reawaken what is already wise, strong and whole within you; to cultivate those qualities of heart and spirit that are available to you in this very moment."
- W Muller

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Unlived Life

"... nothing has a stronger influence on children than the unlived life of a parent."
Jung quoted by Steven K Baum "Growing Up at Any Age." p82

Monday, November 14, 2011

Qualities

"He is unassuming, ungrudging, unphased."
Said of General Rogers - South African Air Force

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Singular - Universal

"That which seems the most singular is often the most universal."
James Christensen - Fantasy painter (artist)

Friday, November 4, 2011

Get Good

"You got to put in your 10,000 hours - that's how you get good."
Scott Usher

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Rebelliousness

"There's a certain rebelliousness in artists - not that you want to be rebellious, but that you are."
James Cristensen - Fantasy painter (artist)

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Dont Let Them

"People who have given up on their dreams will try to destroy yours."
Bumper sticker quoted by Fred Carpenter - Glenwood group of Companies executive

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Pounce

"You have to be able to pounce on the luck when it shows up."
David Burnett - photographer interviewed by John du Pre on "In Sight" BYU Television

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Impact of a New Thing

"The impact of a new thing only last about nine months, but buying an experience is a memory that will increase happiness, add lustre over time."
Dan Beuttner

Friday, October 28, 2011

Join a Club

"Joining a club that makes you show up just once a month has the same impact on your happiness as doubling your income."
Dan Beuttner

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Work

"When it comes to work - go for what brings you bliss rahter than bucks."
Dan Beuttner

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Me and My Mouse

"As for me and my mouse, we will serve the Lord.
Keep it up! Don't screw up!
Being a husband and a father is hard because they happen every day.
Go home - be men of nobility in our homes."
Dan Seaborn "Winning at Home" www.winningathome.com

Friday, September 16, 2011

Scatter or Gather?

"Dads - when you come home do your children scatter or gather around you?
Are you fun to be with?
Do you share your values with them?"
Wynand Rossouw - Radio Pulpit

Monday, September 12, 2011

How We Feel About Outselves

"Our inability to control our emotions is founded, I believe, on how we feel about ourselves."
"Hot buttons are more prominent in people with low self-esteem."
Allan Harvey "Renovate Your Life" p 76 and 82

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Brokenness and Honesty

"Out of brokenness comes honesty."
Dawie Spies - Motivational speaker

Friday, August 26, 2011

What Appears...

"What appears is not always reality."
Dr Mike Hills

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Greatness

"Everybody can be great because everybody can serve."
Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Hate and Love

"Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Intelligence + Character

"Intelligence + character: that is the true goal of character."
Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Monday, August 22, 2011

The Right Time...

"The time is always right to do that which is right."
Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Lead

"You cannot lead unless you know their hearts."
Prof Johann Jansen

Friday, July 22, 2011

Offended

"Offended has a corrosive companion called ashamed. Choose not to be offended."
Neil Anderson

Friday, June 10, 2011

Cordial...

"...one cannot be cordial to a man whose eyes regard you as a detective looks at a criminal... or rather as one criminal looks at another."
Donn Byrne

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Know Who You Are

"Every day, if you know who you are, and remember who you are, every decision will be a good decision."
Dan on "Survivor Gabon"

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Avoid; Beware; Help; Seek

Avoid the pitfalls, the detours.
Beware of the flashy start and the fading finish.
Help others in the race of life.
Seek and Find the Saviour.
Thomas S Monson

Friday, March 18, 2011

Powerful...

"I'm a powerful advocate... and I am a powerful adversary."
Dr Phil

Sunday, March 13, 2011

I'm So Sorry For You...

"I'm so sorry for you; your lives have been so easy. You can't play great music unless your hearts have been broken."
Gaspar Cassado - Master cellist to his students
Quoted in "The Art of Possibility" by Rosamund Stone Zander (Psychologist) and Benjamin Zander (Conductor of Boston Philharmonic Orchestra)

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Security

"There is no real security except in the consistent adherance to principle.
We cannot succumb to the pressures of the moment by stepping off the rock of principle."
Elder D Todd Christofferson

Said of D Todd Christofferson:
"He was the recipient of many questions which he fielded with his trademark grace, humour and good judgement.
With uncommon, understated, eloquence and precision he has given inspired counsel on many gospel topics."

Friday, February 4, 2011

Fears

"Through training one learns to overcome ones fears. If you can have a sense of your true self, you've got something."
John van Zijl - Kaicho Master

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Properly Led

"Properly led, they endured incredible hardship, often without pay, without proper clothing, without proper food... 'It still rests with them to complete my wishes by adopting such a system of Policy as will ensure the future reputation, tranquility, happiness and glory of this extensive Empire.' The man is all in that passage - his humility, his pride, his sense of honour, his vision..."
said of, and by, George Washington

Monday, January 31, 2011

God Knows

"God knows everything the devil doesn't."
Ray McCaulay

Thursday, January 13, 2011

A Man...

"A Man is more than his wallet.
Providing is more than providing dollars and cents.
We are learning to see the more in the less.
"In not having a radio in our car - the less, we had a seven hour conversation with our children - the more..."
Identify what it is you want to accomplish as a family.
Look at the different areas of your life - "How can we accomplish what we want?"
Begin the process of making counter-cultural decisions.
Let go of peer-pressure.
Make daily decisions along your way to what your family wants.
Let God call the shots - ask Him "What is it You want me to do?"
Invite conversations with your spouse.
Don't drive your decision on the others.
Have the attitude... "Here's what I am willing to do... How can you join me?"

"Living with Less so Your Family Has More"
Mark and Jill Savage

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Communication

"Communication is to take part in a meaningful conversation, not to take over a meaningful conversation and render it fruitless."
Dr Mike Hills