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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
The city of Santa Teresa, New Mexico has pumped millions of dollars into the state’s economy. The border-crossing, port-of-entry has streets lined with warehouses filled with goods of every kind. The city remains unincorporated, and though there are plenty of buildings, the city lacks shops, cafes, gas…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 11 views
The president of Great Lakes Christian College says that when he was a kid playing Little League baseball, his coach had a picnic at the beginning of the season. After they’d pigged out on hot dogs and burgers, it was time for the pep talk. He says that the coach always asked them, "How many of you have…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
POTENTIAL In "Star Trek: Nemesis", Captain Jean-Luc Picard is speaking with the holographic image of Praetor Shinzon of Remus, his own clone. Captain Picard is literally to face to face with himself. Picard urges Shinzon to turn away from his plans to destroy all life on Earth. Despite the years of abuse…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Playing It Safe In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus called the man who buried his money ‘wicked and lazy.’ Wicked! That’s a strong word. He didn’t say he had fear issues or was timid and needed to learn to take a chance every now and then, He called him ‘wicked.’ I can’t think of a stronger word He…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 5 views
A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion. Reader’s Digest, February 1974, page 86
Gerald Kapanka • Illustration • • 5 views
Good Thinking "You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration." -- James Allen---- Source: Thinking for a Change, p. 11
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 7 views
A tourist paused for a rest in a small town in the mountains. He sat down on a bench next to an old man in front of the town’s only store. “Hi, friend,” he said, “can you tell me something this town is noted for?” “Well,” answered the old man after a moment’s hesitation, “you can start here and get to…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 9 views
Cartoonist Charles Schulz offered this comparison: “Life is a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.”
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 64 views
We often put too much emphasis on mere physical challenges and obstacles, and give too little credence to psychological and emotional ones. Sharon Wood, the first North American woman to climb Mount Everest, learned some things about that after making her successful climb. She said, “I discovered it…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 18 views
by Dr. John C. Maxwell The power of thought is indisputably great. For illustration, look at the life of Henry David Thoreau, a 19th-century Massachusetts philosopher. In 1849, Thoreau, as a relatively unknown scholar, published his thoughts in a controversial essay about civil disobedience. The essay…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 5 views
Phillips Brooks, writer of the song, “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” remarked, “When you discover you’ve been leading only half a life, the other half is going to haunt you until you develop it.”
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 10 views
Too many people fall short of their real potential. John Powell, author of The Secret of Staying in Love, estimates that the average person only reaches 10 percent of his potential, sees only 10 percent of the beauty that is around him, hears only 10 percent of its music and poetry, smells only 10 percent…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 378 views
Executive coach Joel Garfinkle recounts a story by writer Mark Twain in which a man died and met Saint Peter at the pearly gates. Immediately realizing that Saint Peter was a wise and knowledgeable individual, the man inquired, “Saint Peter, I have been interested in military history for years. Tell…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 20 views
That little 9 X 20 ft. piece of real estate in the parking garage is getting more and more expensive. If you commute into downtown Chicago, your parking spot can cost an average of $332.00 per month. But that’s a bargain compared to midtown Manhattan where the average parking space goes for as much as…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 141 views
People with confidence live by a credo that is said to hang in the office of golfer Arnold Palmer. It reads, If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you’d like to win, but think you can’t It’s almost certain you won’t … Life’s battles don’t always go To the stronger…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 31 views
There’s a story about a farm boy from Colorado who loved to hike and rock climb. One day while climbing in the mountains, he found an eagle’s nest with an egg in it. He took the egg from the nest, and when he got home, he put it under a hen along with her other eggs. Since he hatched among chicks, the…
Harry Swayne • Illustration • • 6 views
HAGGLING OVER THE PRICE The author Rudyard Kipling wrote, “If you don’t get what you want, it is a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price.” How badly do you want to reach your potential and fulfill your true purpose in life? Are you hungry for Christ?…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 16 views
"The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already." ~ John Buchan "Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us." ~…
Harry Swayne • Illustration • • 8 views
Bubba and The Potato Field An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was backbreaking work, and his son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man mentioned it in a letter he sent to his son by saying, “I’m not sure exactly what to do. I’m just getting…
Harry Swayne • Illustration • • 91 views
The Japanese introduced a tree to the world that is called a Bonsai tree. It is measured in inches instead of feet as other trees are measured. It is not allowed to reach anywhere near its full growth potential but instead grows in a stunted miniature form. The reason for it growing in stunted form is…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 22,077 views
John C. Maxwell Successful people do not have less challenging lives than those who do not succeed. In fact, they may go through even greater challenges. What causes the separation? Successful people respond to difficulties differently. It’s easy to have a great attitude when things are going our way.…