Points to Ponder (100 words or less), Broken Dreams

Being hurt by someone is not an excuse to hurt someone else. We have very little control over the hurt that is inflicted upon us but we have 100% control over what we do with that hurt. Do we turn it into motivation for something good and redemptive or do we revel in it, making…

“Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'.” (13) Viktor Frankl

“Work hard enough, long enough and eventually success becomes a mathematical equation.” ~Dr. Robert Lehman

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. (24) ~Abraham Lincoln

"Great endeavors are usually fueled, at least in part, by an irrational passion. Let's not glorify irrationality, but let's recognize that if you look rationally at the odds of succeeding at anything worthwhile, you'll often end up with a rational decision to surrender. To go on anyway, you have to be a little crazy."

Most of the time we want our situation to change when in reality we need to change who we are in relation to the situation. Situations cannot define us, how we respond to those situations often does define us. We need to increase our ability to stand up and carry on. (50)