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Question & Thought for May 9th, 2016!

Question & Thought for May 9th, 2016!
Good Monday Morning!
1. Question – What are six of life’s puzzlers?
2. Thought – From Coach John Wooden:
  • Why is it easier to criticize than to compliment?
  • Why is it easier to give others blame than to give them credit?
  • Why is it that so many who are quick to make suggestions find it so difficult to make decisions?
  • Why can’t we realize that it only weakens those we want to help when we do things for them that they should do for themselves?
  • Why is it so much easier to allow emotions rather than reason to control our decisions?
  • Why does the person with the least to say usually take the longest to say it?
“Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.” (Ralphh Waldo Emerson)
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.

Question & Thought for May 4th, 2016!

Question & Thought for May 4th, 2016!
Good Wednesday Morning!
1. Question – Has anyone ever given you a small card with a few guidelines to guide you by?
2. Thought – Dad also gave me something that would shape my entire life: my work, my marriage, my goals, my entire philosophy. It was a card on which he had written a few guidelines. I still carry it with me. On one side was this verse by the Reverend Henry Van Dyke:
Four things a man must learn to do
If he would make his life more true
To think without confusion clearly,
To love his fellow-man sincerely,
To act from honest motives purely,
To trust in God and Heaven securely.
​The little verse was straightforward but profound:​ think clearly, have love in your heart, be honest, and trust in God.
On the other side of the paper, Dad had written out his creed. At the top of the paper, it said “Seven Things to Do.” It read as follows:
1. Be true to yourself.
2. Help others.
3. Make each day your masterpiece.
4. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
5. Make friendship a fine art.
6. Build a shelter against a rainy day.
7. Pray for guidance and count and give thanks for your blessings every day.
All he said when he gave me the little note he had written was, “Son, try to live up to these things.”
I wish I could of lived up to them. I have tried. Over the years, as I’ve attempted to follow his creed, I’ve gained a deeper understanding of it. (Wooden with Steve Jamison)
Eskimo Proverb: “Yesterday is ashes, Tomorrow is wood, only Today does the fire burn brightly!”
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.

Question & Thought for May 2nd, 2016!

Question & Thought for May 2nd, 2016!
Hello May Monday! Mother’s Day this coming Sunday!
1. Question – How have you used fear as a discipline in your relationships?
2. Thought – Joshua Wooden was a disciplinarian, but not from a physical point of view. I’d almost rather have taken a whipping than hear him say he was disappointed in something I’d done.
I wanted to please him and not let him down with my behavior. It wasn’t a fear of punishment that motivated me. It was my desire to live up to his model and expectations. Later, as a teacher, I wanted those under my supervision to be motivated in the same way, to strive to be their best because I believed in them rather than from any fear of punishment. (Wooden, Coach John Wooden with Steve Jamison)
“It is the Lord your God you shall fear.” (Moses/ Deuteronomy 6:13)
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.