Quotes about Reflection

Humans have between what happens to us and our response to it.

We often get into ruts, on treadmills, caught up in patterns and habits that aren't useful. We don't stop to ask, what can I learn from this week that will keep next week from essentially being a repeat of the same?

If we are not careful to daily drink of the 'living waters,' we can easily and slowly become strangers to the Lord and his ways and to our own divine identity and purpose.

Writing crystallizes thinking and distills meaning, and bridges the gap between the conscious and the unconscious.

Consider: What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?

A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

Make decisions based on our values and not how we felt in the moment.

Take an inside-out approach, and read with the purpose in mind of sharing or discussing what you learn with someone else within 48 hours after you learn it.

Through deep thought and the exercise of faith and prayer, we began to see our son in terms of his own uniqueness.

The body, the heart, the mind, and the spirit. The essence of these needs is captured in this phrase "to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy.

See many parents, particularly mothers with small children, often frustrated in their desire to accomplish a lot because all they seem to do is meet the needs of little children all day. Remember, frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities.

It is not what others do or even our own mistakes that hurt us the most; it is our response to those things.