Tag: Inspiration
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Inspiration: Success… An Attitude of Persistence
Inspiration Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and get it. Anonymous Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day. Jim Rohn The Philosopher’s Corner Hello Everyone. Wow, quite a scare last night. Finished my work day and began running a 101 (38.2) degree fever. Yikes, not the…
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Inspiration: Parenthood… Building a Strong Future Together
Daily Inspiration It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. Frederick Douglass We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future… Franklin D. Roosevelt The Philosopher’s Corner There is a philosophy present in the art of parenting children. We dream life forward,…
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Inspiration: Parenting… A Season of Change
Daily Inspiration Childhood is a short season. Helen Hayes Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. Plato Practical Parenting There is some wisdom here. After 10 day in home lock-down, I look at my children and realize the wonder that still lies behind their eyes. This is a wonder…
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Inspiration: Hugs… A Warm Welcome to Life!
Daily Inspiration Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children. Princess Diana Oh the things you can find, if you don’t stay behind! Dr. Seuss If you never did you should. These things are fun, and fun is good. Dr. Seuss Practical Parenting I honestly don’t know how much more I can…
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Inspiration: The Sweet Taste of Triumph
Daily Inspiration Most things are good, and they are the strongest things; but there are evil things too, and you are not doing a child a favor by trying to shield him from reality. The important thing is to teach a child that good can always triumph over evil. – Walt Disney The Philosopher’s Corner…
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Inspiration: Struggle, Strength, Courage, & Faith
Daily Inspiration Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. Franklin D. Roosevelt The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. Ronald Reagan The Philosopher’s Corner Day one of becoming a home school teacher. My wife handled the duties for the last two days as my children are…
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Inspiration: Faith… We Will Weather the Storm
Daily Inspiration If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm. Mahatma Gandhi A man of courage is also full of faith. Marcus Tullius Cicero The Philosopher’s Corner At times like this, we need a little faith to…
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Inspiration: A Leap of Faith
Daily Inspiration Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faith can move Mountains Matthew 17:20 The Philosopher’s Corner At times we enter into dark places. But there exists a light, somewhere in the distance. That light is a beacon of hope, a small…
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Inspiration: The Courage to Lose Sight of What Was
Daily Inspiration You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. William Faulkner It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E.E. Cummings The Philosopher’s Corner As a philosopher writes, so must he be attuned to the paradoxical pulls that move his or her…
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Inspiration: In Essence of Character
Daily Inspiration Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller The Philosopher’s Corner As in life we strive, so shall we arrive. Why not practice a psychology of arriving versus striving? Today’s quote comes from an…
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Inspiration: The Subtle Art of Knowing Nothing
Dr. Tom explores the concept of gratitude in Being that which we will be.
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Inspiration: The True Mark of a Hero
Inspiration A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. – Christopher Reeve Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu The Philosopher’s Corner Today’s inspiration comes from Superman himself and a man that in…