Quotes of encouragement

“You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.” ~Zig Ziglar

“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~Mother Teresa

Shake it off and step up (Never Give up)

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

What or who are you waiting for?

Have you ever stopped to think about how much time we spend waiting? In our daily lives we wait at the bus stop or we wait at the traffic light. We wait in line at the bank. We rush to the airport to get there on time and then we wait.

We have waiting lines and waiting lists and waiting rooms.

We wait to get out of school. We wait for our first job and then wait for the promotion, or being down-sized out of a job. 

A Teacher’s Resolution

   Late one December an elementary school principal said to his teachers, "Let’s all write out New Year’s resolutions about how we can be better teachers and I’ll put them on the staff bulletin board." The teachers agreed, and when the resolutions were posted, they all gathered around the bulletin board to read them.

One of the young teachers suddenly went into a fit of anger. "He didn’t put up my resolution. It was one of the first ones submitted. He doesn’t care about me. That just shows what it’s like around here." On and on she ranted and raved.

    The principal, who overheard this from his office, was mortified. He hadn’t meant to exclude her resolution. Quickly rummaging through the papers on his desk, he found her’s and immediately posted it on the bulletin board. The resolution read, "I resolve not to let little things upset me anymore."