The Most Important Task Of Your Life

Scratch The Surface Of Any Cynic, And You Will Find A Wounded Idealist Underneath. Because Of Previous Pain Or Disappointment, Cynics Make Their Conclusions About Life Before The Questions Have Even Been Asked. This Means That Beyond Just Seeing What Is Wrong With The World, Cynics Lack The Courage To Do Something About It. The Dynamic Beneath Cynicism Is A Fear Of Accepting Responsibility.

Who You Become While You're Waiting Is As Important As What You're Waiting For.

True Joy, As It Turns Out, Comes Only To Those Who Have Devoted Their Lives To Something Greater Than Personal Happiness. This Is Most Visible In Extraordinary Lives, In Saints And Martyrs. But It Is No Less True For Ordinary People Like Us.

The Life Of Abraham Lincoln Is By Most Accounts An Amazing Study In Character Formation. Yet He Was Notoriously Disorganized; He Even Had A File In His Law Office Labeled If You Can't Find It Anywhere Else, Try Looking Here.

Skepticism Can Keep Us From Blessing, Can Keep Us Trapped In Two Minds.