The Self

"Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul." - Henry Van Dyke, The Prison and the Angel

Life Balance

"Life balance isn’t about doing everything for an equal amount of time. It’s about doing the right things at the right time." - Christy Wright, author, www.businessboutique.com

The Cure for Entitlement

"The cure for entitlement is called the Hard Way, which I define as the habit of doing what is best, rather than what is comfortable, to achieve a worthwhile outcome.”  ― John Townsend, The Entitlement Cure: Finding Success in Doing Hard Things the Right Way

The Past Versus the Future

You know you are "getting old" when you spend more time reminiscing about the past than planning for the future.

Interesting Quotation About Life (Disguished by Football)

Interesting quotation about life mentioned in the context of football: "Football does not build character.  It reveals it." - Randy Gilbert, Head Coach, Riverton Utah

You'll Get Through This -- Max Lucado

"You'll get through this.  It won't be painless.  It won't be quick.  But God will use this mess for good.  In the meantime, don't be foolish or naive.  But don't despair either.  With God's help, you will get through this."   -- Max Lucado

On rearing children

For those gen-Xers and before, you probably remember:  you rear children; you raise cattle.  Having three kids, I can tell you that sometimes it feels like rearing cattle.  An interesting quote I heard today from Dave Ramsey (financial personality) for which I do not recall the original attribution:  the goal is not to "raise good kids" but rather to raise good adults.  Mentoring our children now will hopefully lead to them being better husbands/wives, better citizens, better employees, and in general the type of people we want to interact with later.  If we all take of our parts now, a positive future will unfold later as a matter of consequence.