Power of the Tongue

Opportunities for Kindness

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.  —Amelia Earhart (1897–1937)

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.  —William James (1842–1910)

Treat a man as he appears to be, and you make him worse. But treat a man as if he already were what he potentially could be, and you make him what he should be.  —Johann von Goethe (1749–1832)

Kindness

The sun makes ice melt; kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. —Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965)

A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. —Dave Barry (b. 1947)

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

Go First Class

If you haven’t taken a close look at your personal environment in a while, then we suggest you do. Check out what sort of shape it’s in. Don’t live in a poisoned environment.

Live a first-class life. Keep your environment free from the thought poison of gossip.

A Parent’s Prayer

Oh, heavenly Father, make me a better parent. Teach me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they have to say, and to answer all their questions kindly.

May I ever be mindful that my children are children and I should not expect of them the judgment of adults.