Weighing the Cows...

Weighing the cows won't make them fatter, feeding them will. Testing our kids won't make them smarter, teaching them will.

On particularly rough days, I like to remind myself that I have a pretty good track record for survival. I am at 100%.

Wisdom

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. -Naguib Mahfouz, writer, Nobel laureate (1911-2006)

Peace

"It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man. Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace." ~ Albert Schweitzer

Following?

If your religious beliefs cause you to hate, marginalize or oppress a particular group of people rather than love them -- you might not be following Jesus.
- Rev. Mark Sandlin

Small Acts

Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. ---Gandalf

rest

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward. -Spanish proverb