November 3, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
1. People want to make more money. They may want to start their own business, get a higher paying job or invest in the stock market. This will make them feel successful.
2. People want to save money. They may want to invest for the future or save for a big purchase. This will make them [...]
November 2, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
”… what science tells us is that we are but one among hundreds of millions of species that evolved over the course of three and a half billion years on one tiny planet among many orbiting an ordinary star, itself one of possibly billions of solar systems in an ordinary galaxy that contains hundreds of [...]
October 29, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
I really don’t like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
Once you are labeled ‘the best’ you want [...]
October 28, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
“More than any other part of the body, our hands reveal our inner state.”
– Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov
October 27, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
“The central event of the twentieth century is the overthrow of matter. …The powers of the mind are everywhere ascendant over the brute force of things.”
– George Gilder
Those of us who use the Internet are challenged with spam, viruses and worms. What meaning can we find in these culprits?
It helps to remember that the cause [...]
October 26, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
Smile : A smile is a quintessential element in creating a good rapport with the other person and also creates exuberance in the environment.
Be a good listener: Nothing gives more pleasure to people other than an ear that listens. People like someone who cares and listens. You can not only know that person better but [...]
October 26, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But, he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He [...]
October 22, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
This quote by Abigail Van Buren has left me thinking of options on how to combat fire. Maybe with silence and focus on your own work rather than fighting back.
October 22, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
Words can clarify, prove, confuse, destroy, be helpful, wound etc. etc.. In our search for God, and our understanding of faith, words can be all these and more. I received this dialogue from a parishioner the other day, and I think it explains what I mean. Ultimately, as human beings we are finite, and when [...]
October 22, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.
~Earl Nightingale
October 22, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
Difficult things take a long time, impossible things a little longer.
~Author Unknown
October 22, 2009 - Posted by Ricky- 0 Comments
The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running. ~Author unknown, in reference to Ecclesiastes 9:11, “I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men [...]