32 Rules for sons 1. Never shake a man’s hand sitting down. 2. Don’t enter a pool by the stairs. 3. The man at the BBQ Grill is the closest thing to a king. 4. In a negotiation, never make the first offer. 5. Request the late check-out. 6. When>>>
Ways to show children we care! Notice them and notice when they are absent. Learn their friends names. Ask them about themselves. Wave and smile when you part. Look in their eyes and get on their level when you talk to them. Do a chore that is normally reserved for>>>
Sow a thought and reap an action Watch your thoughts; they become words Sow a thought and reap an action. Sow an action and reap a habit. Sow a habit and reap a character. Sow a character and reap a destiny. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson So….. understand that your thoughts create your destiny. And so….. think about what you think about! As someone said: “you are not what you think you are, but what you think, you are!” Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; for it becomes your destiny! ~ Lao Tzu Sow a thought and reap an action Watch your thoughts; they become words>>>
Put a Zip into your day EVERYDAY! “My mother raised me with the practice of putting ‘a zip in the day.’ She said that’s when we make some fun happen. Her idea was that instead of waiting for fun to happen, we could choose to make fun happen. Nothing>>>
On a positive note I’ve learned that:- I’ve learned that:- no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that:- you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things: a rainy day, the>>>
Perspective Perspective ….One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor>>>
Choice #1 One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books>>>
HEAVEN I can only imagine… Heaven as written by a 17 Year Old Boy This is excellent and really gets you thinking about what will happen in Heaven. 17-year-old Brian Moore had only a short time to write something for a class. The subject was what Heaven was like. “I wowed>>>
The Necklace The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. Oh mommy please, Mommy, can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?” Quickly>>>
Not Letting Go Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks,>>>