DOGS O. K. A man seeking a hotel room for himself and his dog received the following reply from an innkeeper in Kingston, Jamaica: "I've been in the hotel business for 40 years and never…
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REALLY STUPID There's a story that comes out of Italy. It's a legend of a man who had a servant. He was a kind of stupid fellow. One day in conversation with this servant he…
WORRY Years ago, in the pioneer days of aviation, a pilot was making a flight around the world. After he had been gone for some two hours from his last landing field, he heard a…
LEADERSHIP: TWO EXTREMES The following is from The Making of A Leader, by Frank Damazio, Bible Press, (7545 NE Glisan, Portland, OR): The following fable about frogs taken from Aesop's Fables, summarizes very well the…
GRACE, MERCY James C. Couser sent me this from George "Sparky" Anderson of the Detroit Tigers, from his diary Bless You Boys (Contemporary Books): "Grace is getting something you don't deserve. Mercy is not getting…
THE SKILLED BLOWS OF GOD God's ways are past finding out, says the Scriptures. Sometimes we just do not understand why He operates the way He does. We become disillusioned and disappointed with God. But…
YOU THINK YOUR BATTLE IS UPHILL For most of his life, historian Francis Parkman suffered from very poor health. He had rheumatism, severe headaches, extremely poor digestion. He was in such pain he couldn't bear…
COINCIDENCE A coincidence is a small miracle where God prefers to remain anonymous.
THINKING AND DOING! For every new idea that a man gets across, he discovers that 10 different men thought of it before he did - but they only thought of it. The Difference Between Bosses…
MORE OF MURPHY'S LAW Any shoe salesman can tell you: "If the shoe fits, it's the wrong color."
LEADERS A boss creates fear; a leader creates confidence. Bossism creates resentment; leadership breeds enthusiasm. A boss says, "I"; a leader says, "We." A boss fixes blame; a leader fixes mistakes. A boss knows how;…
AN OLD WELSH GRACE Let not our hearts be busy inns That have no room for Thee, But cradles of the living Christ And His nativity. GUIDEPOSTS, Dec. 1984
TOO MUCH Too much of good thing is wonderful!
IMPOSSIBILITIES Don't be annoyed when your children ask impossible questions. Be proud that they think you know the answers.
CONSCIENCE It's easy enough to have a clear conscience - all it takes is a fuzzy memory.
FROM THIS IS BUSINESS The biggest mistake you can make is to believe that you are working for someone else.
GOALS I like to think of a goal as a target. The bull's eye is 100. Concentric rings are 80, 60, 40, and 20. I aim for 100, but sometimes I hit 80 or even…
NEW APPROACH TO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Couple to neighbors who have just opened their door for them: "To save postage we're hand-delivering our Christmas cards this year, and dropping in for a bit of lunch and…
PERSPECTIVE Did you know that only men consider a 30 mile hike physical fitness? Women call it Christmas shopping.
ATTITUDE People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as…
