Category Archives: Quotes to Ponder
Why Read?
There is magic in reading! And Knowledge. And Adventure. And Excitement. And Fun. There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ loot on Treasure Island and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life walt disney I love books. I always have. I remember my mom takingContinue reading “Why Read?”
Becoming
What does it mean to become something? All of us have struggles or difficulties in life but what we do with those struggles defines us more than the struggle itself. What are we learning and how are we growing through our darker times? It is not so much about what we are going through inContinue reading “Becoming”
It’s Your Choice
Does it seem like the world spins around you changing all the time? It’s hard to keep up. I know in the workplace many times the mantra is the only thing constant is change. In a recent General Conference talk in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints S. Gifford Nielson uses his experienceContinue reading “It’s Your Choice”
Before the Calm
The other night I watched a beautiful short video and song by The Truman Brothers. An uplifting story of hope and peace. The story they tell about their Aunt Rhonda passing away during COVID (from brain cancer) was especially touching to me, as I knew her. When we moved to the Nashville TN area fromContinue reading “Before the Calm”
Small Things
Whether in nature or in life, small things over time can add up to something far greater. In the attached picture we see a crack in the sidewalk from the roots of a tree. This didn’t happen all at once or even over a short time period. But most likely over many years. In ourContinue reading “Small Things”
Decisions
It is said we make over 35,000 decisions each day. Researchers at Cornell estimate that 227 of these are about food! That’s one decision every two seconds of our waking hours. How much weight does one decision have on your life? Each decision we make has the potential for a life-long change in our behaviorContinue reading “Decisions”
Ministering
I have found that when I am feeling down or overburdened with something that one of the best ways to help is to turn my focus outward rather than inward. There is something uplifting that happens when we serve and minister to others. We realized that we may not be so bad off and thatContinue reading “Ministering”
Inspirational Musings of Mike Shelton 