#042-Thoughts on Trust

Place all your trust in the Lord; He is the only one who will always be there for you.

Never trust your safety to knives or guns; they could only get you into trouble.

When you drive a car, you place your trust in every other driver out there; even total strangers. You trust that they will stay in their lane while you drive.

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Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

#041-Thoughts on Sickness

Sickness, germs, viruses and bacteria know no boundaries.

A grumpy old man is a healthy old man. Men who are truly sick don't have the energy to be grumpy.

Record keeping confirms that senior executives seldom take sick leave. Is that because they don’t get sick?

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Top 10 of Everything 2011 | Permission to Reprint

#040-Thoughts on Togetherness

Soap and water achieve extraordinary results when they work together - we could too!

You are good at some things and I am good at some things. Together, we are good at many things.

You know some things better than I do and I know some things better than you do. Working together, we'll benefit from each other.

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How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People

#039-Thoughts on Computers

Computers may be "smarter" than humans but they cannot think.

Today’s computers are very good at following instructions even when they are wrong.

Computers can do many things faster and better than humans but only after we issue instructions.

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Apple iPad Tablet (32GB, Wi-Fi)

#038-Thoughts on Internet

The Internet exponentially increased the value of the computer.

Pictures on the Internet don't have to be big to be effective.

With the Internet, we could "travel" long distances and view published works without encroaching on the author's privacy.

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Business Value of Computers

#037-Thoughts on Death

Death is nothing but a mystical journey that begins at the end of our earthly life and takes us into everlasting life.

The mystery of life and death cannot be explained with mortal words.

The thing I don't like about death is the fact that it is so darn final.

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Mystical Journey: An Autobiography

#036-Thoughts on Wives

If you want to be treated like a king, you must treat your wife like a queen.

What is wrong with dreaming about a younger wife/better life?

What is the value of having a gorgeous wife if she is not interested in warming YOUR soul?

When your wife fights for you, you are a caring, loving man. When you wife fights against you, you become a nasty, good-for-nothing low-life.

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How To Treat Your Wife: A Book For Men

#035-Thoughts on Happiness

Happiness and sadness never cohabit the same host. However, at times, they coexist harmoniously in feuding hosts.

Does bitching result in lasting happiness? No! Then why do it?

My welfare is my business. My happiness is my responsibility.

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Happiness

#034-Thoughts on Society

People who love and respect their children protect society from criminal activity.

When we go against the norms of society we are apt to hurt ourselves, our loved ones and society itself.

Be wary of messages from society; some of them come from people with low moral values.

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Your Child: It's Up To You! Respect Principles Applied Toddler to Teen

#033-Thoughts on Plans

A day without a plan is a terrible thing.

We should never greet the dawn without a plan or a goal.

My plans are futile unless they are aligned with God's plans.

God already have great plans for me – I just have to do my part and leave the rest to Him.

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The Back-Up Plan

#032-Thoughts on Weddings

Married couples should attend at least one wedding a year to be reminded of the sacred vows and the commitment they made to each other.

Immediately after the wedding ceremony, men are expected to become mind readers.

Some in-laws become outlaws shortly after the wedding.

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Love Life for Every Married Couple

#031-Thoughts on Decisions

Before you make a decision ask yourself if God will be pleased with your thoughts on the subject.

Joy and sorrow will be found wherever you go; your decisions determine which one will go home with you.

Too many decisions are based on hunches and insufficient information. Too few are made on hard facts.

I bet that a meticulous search of my past would reveal a mistake or two and a few bad decisions. To recompense, I plan to spend the rest of my days doing good things especially those that would benefit others.

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What's Your Decision?: How to Make Choices with Confidence and Clarity

#030-Thoughts on Pictures

A picture is a permanent record of a fleeting moment.

A picture may be worth a thousand words but it cannot tell the complete story.

A picture could capture a moment in time but it cannot capture the prevailing feelings and emotions.

A picture sometimes cannot capture the vista – we need to focus on something that will lure others to see it.

The photographer could take the picture but only you could make it look good - by your smile.

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The Photographer's Mind: Creative Thinking for Better Digital Photos

#029-Thoughts on Storytelling

A good story is one with a happy ending.

If you really want to reach someone, tell them a story.

Telling the story of our life is the greatest gift we could ever give to anyone.

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The Greatest Gift: The Original Story That Inspired the Christmas Classic It's a Wonderful Life

#028-Thoughts on Communication

The most effective tool in your marital arsenal is communication. Try it today!

Too much communication sometimes achieves the exact opposite because recipients eventually "tune" out.

When a parent and a child fall for the same scam the real tragedy is a lack of communication.

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The Communication Skills Workbook

#027-Thoughts on Tragedy

Anyone who survived a great tragedy believes there is a God.

The greatest tragedy in life is for children to make the same mistakes their parents made.

A preventable tragedy is one where related people (parent/child, husband/wife) become victims of the same scam.

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Long Term Care: The Preventable Tragedy

#026-Thoughts on Nature

Nature is impartial in the way she operates; she rains on the rich and poor alike.

Humans have tried but they cannot rush nature.

With all the advancement in technology we could only predict and report on the fury unleashed by nature. No one could create or even divert a hurricane, an earthquake or a volcano.

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Nature's Most Amazing Events [Blu-ray]

#025-Thoughts on Writing

The art of writing is nothing but a whimsical literary dance featuring words, thoughts and ideas.

Amazingly, the writings of bygone eras survived even though those writers did not have the luxury of electronic technology.

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Essays in the art of writing

#024-Thoughts on Ideas

The value of an idea increases exponentially when it is shared with others.

Many brilliant ideas are lost because we do not write them down as soon as they come to mind. If you doubt that statement, try recalling the ideas you had yesterday.

All our brilliant ideas will be lost in the sands of time if we do not share them with others.

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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

#023-Thoughts on Learning

Learning is not a time-limited activity.

Find something you like - anything - and learn as much as you can about it.

When we learn to do things that others can't do, we must remember that they can do things that we can't do.

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Learning is Fun (Key Words)

#022-Thoughts on Age

No one is ever too old to learn something new.

How old are you today? I am one day older and wiser than yesterday!

We are all growing old gracefully - one moment at a time.

We are conditioned to believe that we are growing older but I prefer to believe that we are growing wiser.

It is easy to see that you are growing older; the growing wiser part is less noticeable.

This discussion should be deferred until tomorrow when we are both older and wiser.

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Reflections on Growing Old

#021-Thoughts on Books

A book is a collection of thoughts and ideas from one or more minds compiled to inform or entertain other minds.

When I read a good book it caresses my soul.

The book is already in you; go ahead and write it.

Some folks believe in buying books. I believe in reading them!

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The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart

#020-Thoughts on Success

When you act without delay you improve your chances for success.

The earlier you experience success the more time you have to enjoy the rewards.

Success is there for the taking – every hour you spend reading brings you closer to it.

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The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

#019-Thoughts on Family

Families that go out together will always find reasons to be together.

Families who are too busy to communicate with each other are more likely to become victims of the same scam.

We determine the kind of job we'll have, the house we'll live in, the car we'll drive and the places we'll take our families on vacation by the education we acquire.

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All Kinds of Families!

#018-Thoughts on Motherhood

Girlfriends have the potential to become wives and mothers.

Rape is a despicable event in which a man forcibly takes momentary pleasure from a woman and leaves her with a lifetime of emotional and physical scars, pain, hurt, shame, fear and the possibility of having to raise a child as a single mother.

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The Courage To Be a Single Mother

#017-Thoughts on Fatherhood

Some men have many sons but all sons have only one father.

Every father's opinion is important in the home; as long as it does not conflict with the mother's opinion.

Ironically, those who don’t have one – mother, father, brother, sister – wish they did.

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Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads

#016-Thoughts on Beer

If you want to have a memorable vacation, go where the water is warm and the beer is cold.

Why do we make beer? Because without it, men will usually run out of something to say in about 30 seconds.

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Is The Beer Cold Yet?

#015-Thoughts on Friendship

What better gift can we give to each other than our hand in friendship?

One could be a good anything: person, parent, sibling, spouse, relative, friend, neighbor, co-worker or citizen.

I used to be embarrassed when I forget what my friends told me about their families. I'm no longer embarrassed because I now know that they forget what I tell them about mine.

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Our Friendship Rules