Tag: values
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Practical Parenting and Teaching Accountability
A Throwback from the Past We all need to teach the next generation values. If we don’t as parents, who will? That is a significant question we all face these days, as who knows what deviance the education system exposes our children. Do we know if the places they spend most of their days teach…
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Emotional Ascent: Daedalus and the Labyrinth of Thought
Inspiration Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. Norman Vincent Peale Food for Thought In today’s podcast, I begin a psychoanalytic exploration of the Myth of Daedalus, who in his brilliance, built a labyrinth so twisted for his king, not even he could find a way out of its…
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In Requiem of a Dream
Inspirational Quotes The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were. John F. Kennedy Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A…
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Act… It Defines Personal Purpose
Inspirational Quotes Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. – W. Clement Stone The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. – Amelia Earhart A Father’s Guide to Wisdom How do we define purpose? Yes, we are going to take a journey through existentialism here, so…
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Loving Kindness – Want to Change the World… Change Within
Inspiration Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. ― Mother Theresa What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. ― Mother Teresa A Father’s Guide to Wisdom Today’s inspirational post is all about changing the world; our inner world. But to…
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Love… Hate… Love… To Grow in Faith
Inspiration Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. Martin Luther King, Jr. A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. Jesus Christ The Philosopher’s Corner I don’t think it gets any more…
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Inspiration: Education – A Journey of Hope & Faith
Inspiration Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom. — Oprah Winfrey Intelligence plus character—that is the true goal of education — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Practical Parenting – The Home-Schooling Perspective Homeschooling? Wow… It’s been twenty plus years and I swear, it was easier to be a kindergarten teacher…
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Inspiration: The Secret to Success
Inspiration In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd. Miguel de Cervantes I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan The Philosopher’s Corner Don’t Fear the F!!! Today’s inspiration comes from my two son’s. Yesterday, my oldest got stuck in a…
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Inspiration: A True Mark of Courage
In this week’s #inspiration, Dr. Tom explores #courage and the #perseverance it takes to realize our self potential.