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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Dropping The Ball
“Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, ‘I have failed three times,’ and what happens when he says, ‘I am a failure.’” — S.I. Hayakawa The bad news is … You dropped the ball. You … Continue reading
A Toast! To You!
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Henry Stanley Haskins, Meditations in Wall Street, 1940 “What did I do to deserve this?” The answer to that big question lies … Continue reading
The World May Not Care
“There is no one giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps.” — Peter A. Cohen A few months ago I wrote a simple post about pushing a shopping cart back to the store so the cart guy … Continue reading
Posted in In the Neighborhood
Tagged little steps, little things, shopping carts
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Deeper Commitment. Deeper Reward.
“All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the … Continue reading
Posted in Toastmasters
Tagged commitment, connection, give, Giving Our Time, giving time, ralph waldo emerson
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When You Cannot See The Need
“It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It’s that they can’t see the problem.” –G. K. Chesterton Sitting out front of our house, I noticed that the door on my neighbor’s van was open. I waited. After about 15 … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged Donor's Resource, Giving Our Time, giving time, good neighbor center, Goodwill, Making A Difference
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Two Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Go To Bed
“Life is never so busy that there is no time to serve.” — Author Unknown Tonight, after your busy day, when you lay your head down on the pillow, ask yourself two questions, “Who did I help?” and “How did I … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House, In the community, Toastmasters
Tagged Giving Our Time, giving time, helping others, Needs Of Others, thinking of others, Toastmasters
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Ordinary Generosity. Extraordinary You.
“The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.” — Walt Whitman Do we really need a reason to be generous? To remember the fallen on 9/11, my kind action was to bring donuts to the office this morning. … Continue reading
Posted in At the Office
Tagged 9/11, donuts, generosity
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Never Forget. Act To Remember
“9/11 was a reminder that the bonds of family can be severed in an instant. They are essential, crucial, valuable, fragile.” — Peter Jennings On September 10th, 2001, almost 3000 people were not told they had one day to live. On September … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged 9/11, bonds, familial bonds, family, Giving Our Time, giving time, September 11
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