Things aren't always what they seem Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guestroom. Instead the angels were given a small space in the...
Success Is a Choice All of us ought to be able to prepare for the predictable challenges and setbacks that crop up every day. If we expect that life won't be perfect， we'll be able to avoid an impelling force to quit. But even if you are strong eno...
Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work. There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoon sun is to...
The Power of Imagination Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something that is not perceived through the senses. It is the ability of the mind to built mental scenes, objects or events that do not exist, are not present or have happe...
A Beautiful Memory Er...the loveliest house that I've ever lived in was one that I lived in with my grandparents when I was a child. And the name of the house was Crosslands. And I have some very happy memories of Crosslands. It was, it seemed, so hu...
Learn to Live in the Present Moment To a large degree，the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment．Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year，and what may or may not happen tomor...
How I've Been Enriched by Beggars Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman on crutches waited beside the door with her hand outstretched. Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met. She never failed to return my...
Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the sto...
Life is What We Make It Are you dissatisfied with todays success? It is the harvest from yesterdays sowing. Do you dream of a golden morrow? You will reap what you are sowing today. We get out of life just what we put into it. Nature takes on our moo...
Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn! Look to this Day! For it is Life, the very Life of Life. The Bliss of Growth, The Glory of Action, The Splendor of Beauty; 聆听黎明的训导! 把握今天！ 因为今天就是生活，真正的生活。 成长...
