#070-Thoughts on Effort

Effort always comes before rewards even in the dictionary.

In spite of our best efforts nothing will ever happen before its time.

Time plus time (i.e. doing nothing) equals zilch but time plus effort equals reward.

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Best Efforts

#069-Thoughts on Truth

The world is hungry for the truth.

Do not turn away from the truth or bow to atrocities.

It is beneficial to tell the truth. You don’t have to remember who you told what.

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Be Honest and Tell the Truth

#068-Thoughts on Being Late

It is never too late to do something good.

It is never too late to change a habit: good or bad.

You cannot compensate for leaving late by speeding down the highway.

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Never Too Late

#067-Thoughts on Sleep

You could go to sleep and snore or stay up and listen to me snore.

Amazing things happen to you – body, mind and soul – when you sleep, especially between 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM.

There are a number of things you must do for yourself: eat, drink, sleep, exercise and learn.

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Go To Sleep/A Visit To The Doctor

#066-Thoughts on Worrying

Stop worrying; do something about it!

Why worry about the power of those around you? Your future lies in the Hands of a loving God.

Will your family survive without you? Definitely! Will the world survive without you? Absolutely! Then stop worrying about everything.

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The Hand of a Loving God

#065-Thoughts on Teenagers

Why is every teenager hell-bent on making their own mistakes? Are they better at it?

Many teenagers and some adults have an insatiable appetite for adventure.

If the truth were told, your teenagers are like angels compared to you.

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Why Make Your Own Mistakes When You Can Learn from Mine?

#064-Thoughts on Smiling

Did you smile today? No! Who told you not to?

Smile as much as you can. Sadly, many others have lost the desire.

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Smile, God Loves You!

#063-Thoughts on Frugality

Frugality is not only about money – it also reduces waste thereby protecting the environment.

Frugality is good for the environment. We hurt the environment every time we throw out something that could still be used.

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How to be Environmentally Friendly!

#062-Thoughts on Choice

No matter what happens, you always have two choices: do something or do nothing.

You are here now because of some good or bad choices you made.

You do have a choice. You could keep an electronic copy of that document or print some hard copies and kill a few trees.

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The Choice

#061-Thoughts on Nothing

Without You O Lord I am nothing.

The hardest task of all is to do nothing at all.

Nothing here is yours or mine; the sooner we understand that the sooner we’ll be happy.

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Without You Lord

#060-Thoughts on Everything

Neither you nor I will ever know everything about everything. The sooner we realize that, the sooner we will be happy.

I don’t know everything and that’s OK because I’m not expected to know everything.

Everything can't be at the top of the pile at the same time.

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Everything You Pretend to Know And Are Afraid Someone Will Ask

#059-Thoughts on Something

If too much of anything is good for nothing then a little of everything must be good for something.

It is okay to be bad at anything as long as you are good at something.

Stop being an observer. Do something. Make a difference.

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Something's Gotta Give

#058-Thoughts on Anything

I don't like to leave anything for the last minute.

Almost anything you say is tolerable as long as you say it nicely.

Sometimes we just don't know what, if anything, is good for us.

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Last-Minute Proposal

#057-Thoughts on Blessings

Count your blessings instead of your money.

People who know the value of counting their blessings know that it is futile to count their money.

Sometimes, God blesses with less i.e. when He does not give us what we ask for.

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Count Your Blessings

#056-Thoughts on Value

Invest in property; most of them increase in value.

There is a limit to the value of things that we could buy with money.

Cheques have little or no value until they are deposited; then they have none.

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Investing For Dummies, Fifth edition

#055-Thoughts on Investments

Watching your investments would not make them grow.

Some strategies are very area specific – you could water your garden to make it grow but you cannot water your investments.

When does a purchase positively affect my bank balance/net worth? When I purchase an investment! e.g. GIC.

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Guide to Investment Strategy: How to Understand Markets, Risk, Rewards & Behaviour

#054-Thoughts on Complaining

Whenever I complain about life, I teach my loved ones to be discontented.

We complain when we are focused on the negatives in life and stand to miss out on God's blessings.

Only happy people have time to complain. Sad people are too busy grieving over their loss.

Fortunately for us, God is omnipotent and infallible or our unrelenting complaining would confuse Him.

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God Loves You

#053-Thoughts on Divorce

Marriages end in divorce when trust and respect leave the relationship.

Marriage, like any other relationship begins with happiness and ends with sadness (death or divorce).

In a divorce settlement the family assets are shared with two lawyers and a real estate agent. The remainder, if any, goes to the wife and husband.

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Bridge To Happiness

#052-Thoughts on Negativity

People who are able to rise above the negative words hurled at them become winners.

Negative behaviour is tantamount to digging a hole. At some point, the hole will be deep enough for you to fall into it.

Whenever I utter a negative word or phrase it is inappropriate but when others do, it is meant to be a joke and I should know that.

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If It Is To Be It's Up To Me : How to Develop the Attitude of a Winner

#051-Thoughts on Information

Ruinous information should never be committed to a permanent medium.

As the flow of information increases people are forced to make more decisions with less information.

Judgments are primarily based on the information presented to the judge - not necessarily the facts.

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Information is Beautiful

#050-Thoughts on Generation

I graduated from the younger generation to the older one without any effort.

I could still remember being part of the younger generation. Now I'm part of the older one.

The memory of being in the younger generation lingers on long after we take our place in the older generation.

The line of demarcation between the late boomer generation and the current generation is fading because of the information age.

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Boomers! The Epic Story Of A Generation

#049-Thoughts on Movies

Movies allow us to see how an encounter will unfold.

Movies allow us to see both sides of a situation without the freedom to change it.

How come we have so many movies about hell (horror) and so few about heaven?

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#048-Thoughts on Televisions

Having a small television does not mean you're watching less TV.

Watch a movie today; there are no televisions in heaven.

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Megamind (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)

#047-Thoughts on Brains

When counting sheep, "left brain" people see sheep jumping, one by one, over a fence while "right brain" people see hundreds of sheep running together.

What does the human brain have in common with a computer? There are millions in the world that are under utilized!

How is the human brain similar to a garage, a basement, a brief case or a lady's handbag? Millions are used for the wrong purpose and too many of them are disorganized and overstuffed with useless material that will never be used again.

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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

#046-Thoughts on Knowledge

A lack of knowledge and experience could result in the misappropriation of valuable resources.

Collectively, every generation have a lot of knowledge and experience. Individually, many of us have very little.

Technology makes us benevolent. We pay monthly Internet fees to freely share our knowledge, thoughts and ideas with the world.

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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

#045-Thoughts on Self-Help

Self-help books will help anyone who is willing to do what it recommends.

Choosing the "right" self-help book will only help you if you do what it recommends.

There is a plethora of self-help material in the world today - any one will work for you if you follow the instructions for at least thirty days.

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The Greatest Salesman in the World: Gift Edition | Permission to Reprint

#044-Thoughts on Instructions

Following instructions allow us to benefit from other people's knowledge.

The only way to live a good life is to follow the instructions in the book of life i.e. The Holy Bible.

Following instructions is the computer’s greatest strength. It is also its greatest weakness because it cannot yet differentiate between right and wrong instructions.

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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

#043-Thoughts on Everything

Late one night I realized that, like me, most people don’t know everything about everything.

I once tried to do everything at the same time - I got nothing done.

If too much of anything is good for nothing, just give me a little of everything.

Ironically, the person who has everything - power, wealth, and status - usually has no one to share it with.

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Alone: A Novel of Suspense | Permission to Reprint