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INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "I keep waitin' for my ship to come in, but all that comes in is the tide." - Lyrics from "Hard Time Losin' Man" by Jim Croce THE WAITING GAME! The well-known Nike commercials have hammered into our heads the phrase "Just do it!" Regardless of how you view their advertisin...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "The path you're on looks different when you turn around." - Cynthia Copeland Lewis LOOK BACK TO THE FUTURE! Life has been described as a path, a direction in which we travel over time - rather than a single event. Each of us gets to choose the direction our path will take ...

  INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do." ~ Elbert Hubbard THROW AWAY THE BAND-AIDS! What do Scotch Tape, Post-It Notes, and paper clips have in common? Each apparently has a different function, is made of a dif...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "There is a law in psychology that if you form a picture in your mind of what you would like to be, and you keep and hold that picture there long enough, you will soon become exactly as you have been thinking." - William James (1842-1910) YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS! Walk i...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "There is a law in psychology that if you form a picture in your mind of what you would like to be, and you keep and hold that picture there long enough, you will soon become exactly as you have been thinking." - William James (1842-1910) YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS! Walk i...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "Fear knocked at the door, faith answered. No one was there." ~ Unattributed Ever received one of those emails that contains a touching message, then suggests that if you forward it to ten more people you'll receive a "special blessing" or "ten million dollars in three days...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "A man's reputation is the opinion people have of him; his character is what he really is." - Jack Miner, conservationist (1865-1944) HOW'S YOUR CREDIT? Ever hear someone say, "I have good credit"? They are probably referring to their credit "rating" - a score bestowed upon...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "A man's reputation is the opinion people have of him; his character is what he really is." - Jack Miner, conservationist (1865-1944) HOW'S YOUR CREDIT? Ever hear someone say, "I have good credit"? They are probably referring to their credit "rating" - a score bestowed upon...

  INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "Things themselves don't hurt or hinder us.Things simply are what they are.How we view these things is another matter.People think what they will think; it is of no concern to us."  ~ Epictetus DON'T LISTEN! Someone once said, "When I was in my twenties, I worried about w...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame." ~ Erica Jong BAN THE BLAME! "The dog ate my homework." Teachers hear that one every week. "Jimmy made me do it!" Parents hear that one often, too. Fast-forward a few years to the college...