We Are on a Journey By Henry Van Dyke Wherever you are, and whoever you may be, there is one thing in which you and I are just alike,at this moment, and in all the moments of our existence.We are not at rest; we are on a journey. Our life is not a me...
Human Life Like a Poem I think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem. It has its own rhythm and beat, its internal cycles of growth and decay. No one can say that a life with childhood, manhood and old age is not a b...
Cultivating Our Hearts The autumn, with its ripening fruits, and waving harvest, is now with us. We see on every hand the results of the farmers toil and forecast in the springtime. Then it was that he broke up the soil, sowed the seed, pruned his tr...
Learning: a Lifelong Career As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand...
There is a time For everything there is a season and the time for every purpose under the heaven-a time to be born and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to pick up what is planted; A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to break down and a...
Try to remember the good things When times become difficult (and you know they sometimes will), remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness. Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get throu...
How many times have you heard the expression that most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do planning their lives. I would expand that expression by adding that most people spend more time thinking about their vacation than they...
This happened many summers ago. There was a young flower in a desert where was always dried and sad-looking. It was growing by itself, enjoying everyday and saying to the Sun When shall I be grown up? And the Sun would say Be patient. Each time I tou...
If you look around at the men and women whom you can call happy, you will see that they all have certain things in common. The most important of these things is an activity which at most gradually builds up something that you are glad to see coming i...
Knowing that life truly is short and can only be lived once is probably the best line of thinking for inspiration. All humans live on a large planet, filled with exciting new experiences, adventures, knowledge, and a wealth of resources to help one w...
