THE PRESENCE OF FEAR You see, the presence of fear is not a sign of weakness or lack of faith. Such feelings are the common lot of all mortal beings. It is a sign of…
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CONTRADICTORY COURAGE Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die. G.K. Chesterton
NEOPHILIA NEEDED The tendency to be attracted by novelty has been called neophilia (love of the new), and has been contrasted with neophobia (fear of the new). Everything unfamiliar is potentially dangerous. It has to…
HOW WE STAY ALIVE Compromise and courage have nothing to do with whether the heart continues to beat or not. Cowards have lived when better men were being lowered into their graves. Whether we live…
CATCHING IMAGINARY CURVE BALLS An executive who passed a mental hospital on his way to work used to stop every once in a while to watch one of the patients going through the motions of…
VIRTUE UNLEASHED Every sort of energy and endurance, of courage and capacity for handling life's evils, is set free in those who have religious faith. By William James, taken from Light From Many Lamps, by…
CONSERVATIVES BELIEVE Mort Sahl defines a Conservative as one who believes that nothing should be done for the first time. From The Executive Speechwriter Newsletter, pg. 9
HE FINISHED THE RACE A lot of stories of courage and that championship spirit always come out of the Olympics. From Barcelona Spain came such a story concerning Derek Redmond. This 26 year old sprinter…
NAPOLEANIC COMPENSATION Lord Nelson, England's famous naval hero, suffered from seasickness throughout his entire life. However, the man who destroyed Napolean's fleet did not let it interfere with his career. He not only learned to…
SURE IS HUMAN OUT THERE In a recent issue of Family Circus by Bil Keane, the oldest little girl, Dolly, comes into the house all hot and sweaty and says, "Boy, it sure is human…
WHAT IS LOVE It's silence when your words would hurt, It's patience when your neighbor's curt, It's deafness when the scandal flows, It's thoughtfulness for another's woes, It's promptness when stern duty calls, It's courage…
PLATO ON INNER DISCIPLINE The unjust individual is beset by inner rebellions because wisdom, courage, temperance are not balanced. Plato
Here are a few of the many unique insights of Ashleigh Brilliant: BRILLIANT ON COURAGE It took courage to do some of the things which I now wish I'd never done. I wish I could…
DISRAELI ON LOYALTY AND COURAGE Loyalty and courage... do more for a man than dazzling clothes or dazzling speeches; a faked greatness does not last.
SPEAK UP AND SIT DOWN Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Also what it takes to sit down and listen. From The Christian Word by The Downtown Baptist Church, Oklahoma City,…
THE CANAL VINDICATION The next time you're being bombarded with criticism, remember Col. George Washington Goethals, the man who successfully completed the Panama Canal. He had problems enough with the geography and climate involved, yet…
THEORIES OR EXPERIENCE Child-raising theories did abound, Before my children were around, Then one day I had my own, Now, all those theories I disown. Energy was once my friend, Now I am at my…
OOPS TIMES TWO If you are like most folks, at one time or another you have managed to put your foot in your mouth. It usually happens when we criticize another person. You have perhaps…
PURE RABBIT BURGERS A man was driving through the country when he saw a sign in front of a country store: "Rabbit Burgers -- 25 cents." Intrigued by both the idea and the price, he…
A CHURCH OF OSTRICHES Ostriches do everything together. They all yawn, as a group, before they go to sleep, again at the same time. They repeat the group yawn when they awaken, again, at the…
