“Listen carefully to me. Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention...There is no difference in the person who intends to do things differently and the one who never thinks about it in the first place. Have you ever considered how often we judge ourselves by out intentions while we judge others by their actions? Yet intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.”
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
“I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.”
― The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
― The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
“It’s obvious you kids are smart-school and good teachers will do that for you-but wisdom is something altogether different. Wisdom can be gathered in your downtime. Wisdom that can change the very course of your life will come from the people you are around, the books you read, and the things you listen to or watch on radio or television.”
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
“We begin to forgive by choosing to forgive . . . by deciding, not by feeling. Our feelings don't lead us to forgive. Most times, our feelings lead us the other way. That's why a person has to decide to forgive first. Our feelings always follow along behind our decisions.”
― The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances
― The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances
“Life itself is a privilege, but to live life to the fullest- well, that is a choice.”
― The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
― The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
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