Category: patience

The Daffodil principle

April 15, 2008 | 1 comment

A inspirational story forwarded by a reader… Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive. I promised a

Making quality investments

June 6, 2007 | 1 comment

I receive a short newsletter each month from the Edward Jones investment house, and a word of wisdom they shared this month on making quality investments caught my attention. An adviser wrote: “Quality investments are like tennis balls: They are

The 4th P

May 2, 2007 | 1 comment

I chuckled today when a patient reminded me of the 4 Pees that lead to success in healing that I had told him about months ago. “Oh really!” I said. “What are the 4 Pees?” I asked. I knew about

Don’t mess with Grandma

March 11, 2007 | 2 comments

Printed in a Florida newspaper… An elderly Florida lady did her shopping and, upon returning to her car, found four males in the act of leaving with her vehicle. She dropped her shopping bag and drew her handgun, proceeding to

A prayer…

March 1, 2007 | 1 comment

Dear Lord, Please give me A few friends who understand me And yet remain my friends.   A work to do which has real value, Without which the world would feel the poorer.   A mind unafraid to travel, Even