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Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Take those thoughts that come to you the moment you wake up in the morning. You have not originated them but they are talking to you, they bring back the problems…

He who forgets the humming of the bees among the heather, the cooing of the wood-pigeons in the forest, the song of birds in the woods, the rippling of rills among the rushes, and the sighing of the wind among the pines, needs not wonder if his heart forgets to sing and his soul grows heavy. A day’s…

CBS News anchor Dan Rather admits he was always fascinated by the sport of boxing, even though he was never good at it. “In boxing you're on your own; there's no place to hide,” he says. “At the end of the match only one boxer has his hand up. That's it. He has no one to credit or to blame except himself.”…

Many times it is the small thoughts of kindness that give someone the biggest boost of perseverance. Douglas Maurer, 15, of Creve Coeur, Missouri, had been feeling bad for several days. His temperature was ranging between 103 and 105 degrees, and he was suffering from severe flu-like symptoms. Finally,…

THE STRANGLERS AND THE WRANGLERS Subject:ENCOURAGMENT Years ago a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin, with amazing creative literary talent, met regularly to read and critique each other's work. They were merciless in their criticism. They dissected the most minute literary expression…

Encouragement is like peanut butter – the more you spread it around the more things stick together.

Quitting may ease the pain for a little while, but will burden you with regret for the rest of your life. Ignace Jan Paderewski, the famous Polish composer-pianist, was once scheduled to perform at a great American concert hall for a high-society extravaganza. In the audience was a mother with her fidgety…

We must encourage one another. One of the highest of human duties is that of encouragement. There is a regulation of the Royal Navy which says: “No officer shall speak discouragingly to another officer in the discharge of his duties.” Eliphaz unwillingly paid Job a great tribute. As Moffatt translates…

God is Cheering for You by Max Lucado If your God is Mighty enough to ignite the sun, could it be that He is mighty enough to light your path? God is for you. Not “may be,” not “has been,” not “was,” not “would be,” but “God is!” He is for you. Today. At this hour. At this minute. As you read this sentence.…

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage? His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help…

As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness. – Nelson De Mille, The Talbot Odyssey

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ENCOURAGEMENT “Daniel Webster left his country home and went to Boston to study law. He entered, without invitation, the office of Christopher Gore, then head of the Massachusetts bar. There he was looked upon as an intruder, and nobody paid any attention to him. One day Rufus King saw the lonely, solitary…

I watched them tearing a building down – A gang of men in a busy town – With a yo-heave-ho and a lusty yell, They swung a beam and the side wall fell. I asked the foreman: “Are these men skilled – The kind you would hire if you wanted to build?” He laughed and said: “Why, no indeed, Just common labour…

Motivational expert Ron White tells of being in Navy boot camp. He was tired, intimidated, scared, and hungry. Another sailor who about to graduate passed him in the hallway and, seeing his fatigued expression, whispered out of the side of his mouth, “Hang in there…. You can do it.’ Ron never learned…

ENCOURAGEMENT, THE POWER OF >A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in >Gatlinburg, TN. > >One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping >to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While they were waiting for their food, >they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man…

Building the Bridge for Him An old man, traveling a lone highway, Came at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm deep and wide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim, For the sullen stream held no fears for him, But he turned when he reached the other side, And builded a bridge to span the tide. “Old…

When wanting to faint after years of fighting against slave trade William Wilberforce leaned upon the Lord for his strength. On his forty-first birthday, as rededicated himself to his calling, he prayed, “Oh Lord, purify my soul from all its stains. Warm my heart with the love of thee, animate my sluggish…

There is an old legend about Satan one day having a yard sale. He thought he'd get rid of some of his old tools that were cluttering up the place. So there was gossip, slander, adultery, lying, greed, power-hunger, and more laid out on the tables. Interested buyers were crowding the tables, curious,…

Andor Foldes was 72, but he recalled vividly how praise made all the difference for him early in his career. His first recollection of an affirming word was at age seven when his father kissed him and thanked him for helping in the garden. He remembered it six decades later, as though it were yesterday.…

Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky had never hit a home run in her career. Central Washington senior Mallory Holtman was already her school's career leader in them. But when a twist of fate and a torn knee ligament brought them face to face with each other and face to face with the end of their playing…

"The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already." ~ John Buchan

A foreman overseeing a demolition crew was asked by an observer if he had to hire highly skilled men to tear the building down. “Not really,” the foreman replied. “I just need strong men – men who can tear down in a matter of days something that took years to build.” It never takes as long to destroy…

Once, at the end of a lecture, Dr. Alexander Papaderos, a Greek philosopher and founder of an institute on the island of Crete, was asked, “What is the meaning of life?” Rather than dismissing such a difficult question, he took from his pocket a small round mirror about the size of a quarter. He told…

Drop by drop . . . the bucket fills. "Haba na haba . . . Hujaza Kibaba" This old Swahili proverb reminds us that every drop counts, regardless of how small. A multitude of opportunities, like countless drops in a bucket, abound every day to make a difference in the lives of those around us. People need…