Build a reputation

"You can't build a reputation on what you're planning on doing." Henry Ford

Stones

"All stones are broken stones." By James Richardson

Power, Arrogance, Corruption

When people acquire POWER they seem to become very arrogant. ARROGANCE leads to lack of ACCOUNTABILITY and the lack of ability to LISTEN. Power, arrogance and unaccountability leads ultimately to CORRUPTION. The United States has lost a great deal of credibility around the world. Can you see it?

More about positive attitudes

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. by Herm Albright

Yogi Berra on all the lies

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.

Redesigning education

Mark Oehlert said the education system will require a complete redesign of the learning environment because, "You can never fix a bicycle enough for it to be an airplane." What a great statement. Outstanding Quote!

From Frederick Buechner

Frederick Buechner wrote, “The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you."

To Possess Something

To pluck a flower means to take possession of it. It also means to KILL it. Be very careful what you try to possess.

Christianity & Democracy

Christianity; Do I love my neighbor as myself? I’m not certain I do. Am I a real Christian? Do I practice Christianity? We say we are a “Christian nation” but what evidence do we have? Many people go to church and talk about Christianity. But are we a real Christian nation? Do we attempt to uphold the Ten Commandments? No, not our government nor our people. Do we love our neighbors as ourselves? I don’t believe we do.

Democracy; Do I wish my neighbor to be free? I’m not certain I always do. Do all men, in this country, wish their neighbors to be free? Absolutely not! Do all men, in this country, wish their neighbors to have equal rights? The answer is clearly NO.

Democracy; Do we maintain and defend all our neighbors civil and religious liberty? The answer once again is clearly NO, not in this country. Are we a real democracy? We are a Republic, at least on paper.

Do you see some hypocrisy here? We are a democratic Christian nation, which wants to convert every nation to Christianity and export our democracy to every nation on earth. Maybe we need to examine ourselves. Maybe we need to become Christians and build a democracy here. Maybe we need to take care of our neighbors.

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Character Counts

Nothing can stop a man with character and the right attitude. There are six pillars that are the foundation of character building. We must improve our character daily.

1. TRUSTWORTHINESS. Loyalty, Integrity, honesty, reliability, and promise keeping.

2. RESPECT. The Golden Rule; Treat others as you would like to be treated, and courtesy.

3. RESPONSIBILITY. Accountability, pursue perfection, and effort level.

4. FAIRNESS. Justice, openness to information and ideas, reasonableness, consistency, and fair play.

5. CARING. Concern for others, charity, kindness, unselfishness, and compassion.

6. CITIZENSHIP. Do your share of the work, respect for authority, and the law and community service.

Falcons have strong CHARACTER!

Einstein's view of education

Einstein commented that if you study a subject for 10 minutes per day in one year you will be an expert.