Archive for February, 2009

5 Great Success Quotes

TweetHere’s a few success quotes that I thought you’d enjoy: 1) “There is a giant asleep within every man. When the giant awakes, miracles happen.” -Frederick Faust 2) “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected [...]

Skating In A Paddock

TweetJust thought I’d use the blog a little more often this year to mention random happenings in my life. The picture below is from my in-law’s farm up near Peterborough, Ontario.  We went up there on the new Ontario holiday, “Family Day”.  This is a bunch of us skating in a horse paddock. Ever thought [...]

Twas A Sheep Not A Lamb That Strayed Away

Tweet Twas a sheep not a lamb that strayed away In the parable Jesus told, A grown-up sheep that strayed away From the ninety and nine in the fold. And why for the sheep should we seek And earnestly hope and pray? Because there is danger when sheep go wrong; They lead the lambs astray. [...]

What I Want My Children To Remember About Home

Tweet That their father and mother loved each other. That our home was a happy one because we all worked to keep it so. That each child was given every possible opportunity to develop his own personality. That the books in the house were to be read if handled rightly, and there were no shelves [...]

We Grow Great By Dreams

Tweet We grow great by dreams.  All big men are dreamers.  They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter’s evening.  Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them, nurse them through bad days till they bring them [...]

Happiness Must Be Tricked

Tweet Happiness is a rebound from hard work. One of the follies of man is to assume that he can enjoy mere emotion. Happiness must be tricked. She loves to see men work. She loves sweat, weariness, self-sacrifice. She will not be found in the palaces, but lurking in cornfields and factories, and hovering over [...]

6 Nice Motivational Quotes

Tweet Today I thought I’d do something different and post multiple random motivational quotes that I have found during my travels. If you like them or not, or they spark a thought in your mind, please feel free to comment on this post.  Go ahead!  Here they are: Tweet