History can't be left to fend for itself. For when it comes to history and beliefs and values, we turn our future on the lathe of the past.

We can choose to see life as a series of trials and tribulations, or we can choose to see life as an accumulation of treasures.

When things go awry, trust powers the generators until the problem is fixed.

When we think about the people with whom we work, people on whom we depend, we can see that without each individual, we are not going to go very far as a group. By ourselves, we suffer serious limitations. Together we can be something wonderful.

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog has made an alliance with us.