The life I’ve livedWhat more can one ask forApart from a grand exitSlit of the wristTotal bliss

We are not to look to what men in themselves deserve but to attend to the image of God which exists in all and to which we owe all honor and love.

He is as full of valor as of kindness. Princely in both.

dang it” moments that are necessary for you to be able to appreciate good times and accomplish greater things.

A man who called everyone a damn fool is like a man who damns the weather. He only shows that he is not adapted to his environment, not that the environment is wrong.

After American titan and presidential father Joseph P. Kennedy suffered a stroke that impacted one side of his body, guests pretended not to notice the impact. Jackie Kennedy, however, held the impacted hand and kissed...

Civilization depends on, and civility often requires, the willingness to say, “What you are doing is none of my business” and “What I am doing is none of your business.

Whenever relationships can’t be restored, it’s because someone is not willing to move forward in the promises of God.

K-I-N-G Jesus is busy in every moment! (Kind hearted -Integrous – Noble – Gracious)” ~ © gfp ’42™

Too many people are too angry about language too much of the time. This time could be better spent listening, learning, and enjoying the vast variety of human language around them.

each year, she finds her friendships less volatile and easier, because she increasingly succeeds at looking past their flaws and disappointments and homing in on their pleasures and on what set them in motion to...

The author perceptively outlines what might be an underrated aspect of his subject and of many others whose public achievements are of note – a “gift for friendship”. McCullough says Adams, despite his towering intellect...

The Internet has given us the illusion of intimacy. We read someone’s books, articles, sermons, or watch their videos online, and we feel we know them, so why not share what we think is wrong?...

The author perceives nuances of Abigail Adams’ character in the occasional errors she makes in readily quoting John Milton. Rather than giving the observer a reason to quibble, they are evidence that she had absorbed...

Graciousness in serving and being served marks the lives of leaders who have made the largest impact on my life.

We are to be generous not just in the results of our work, but also IN our work.

We have less reason to be surprised or offended when we find others differ from us in opinions because we very often differ from ourselves.

We need to care about beauty and not just the utility of our products because people are not only rational but also emotional. We need to treat people as whole people. This means caring about...

This was my first real lesson in politics… If you are cast on a desert island with only a screwdriver, hatchet, and the chisel to make a boat with, why, go and make the best...

If our counseling is truly Christ-centered, then the topic of forgiveness will inevitably come up in the journey toward growth and change.

Blessed is the man who has the gift of making friends; for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of oneself, and seeing...

We are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.

We are enjoined whenever we behold the gifts of God in others so to reverence and respect the gifts as also to honor those in whom they reside.

The trout fisher, like the landscape painter, haunts the loveliest places of the earth, and haunts them alone. Solitude and his own thoughts—he must be on the best terms with all of these; and he...

She was never satisfied with anything less than perfection, but she was no grind. She was too interested in people.