Tag: wisdom

Stay out of mortal straitjackets

July 3, 2013 | 5 comments

Have you ever been told, “You can’t do that!” when you knew you could? Have you ever been warned, “You’re too young, you’re too old, you’re not smart enough,” when you knew you weren’t too young, weren’t too old and

Watch those wants

June 24, 2013 | 15 comments

I eat out frequently because of my extensive traveling, and I’ve had to pray a lot about food choices along the way because the food options handy are often very poor. One lesson I’m learning when sitting down in a

How to double your money

June 13, 2013 | 2 comments

The quickest way to double your money   is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket. ~  Will Rogers   For anyone tempted by get-rich-quick-schemes, there’s a treasure-trove of wisdom in these words!  

Don’t build on the sand

May 7, 2013 | 3 comments

Take a good look at this tower.  See anything unusual?   It’s leaning!  Yep, two meters off plumb. When construction on this tower in Delft began in the 1300’s, the builders moved a canal away from the Old Church to

Where do you find happiness first?

August 23, 2012 | 6 comments

Sent in by a reader…it will catch you by surprise… An excerpt from The Road to Happiness by Mac Anderson and BJ Gallagher When I travel on business, I like to talk to the taxi drivers who take me from