During the first few minutes in lift-off, the astronauts were strictly controlled and were powerfully buffeted by the forces of nature struggling to keep them on earth. This is somewhat comparable to the pull of the flesh when our alarm goes off early in the morning. Unless we put "mind over mattress" and carry out the resolves made the night before, we will experience our first defeat that day. Not sufficient to finish. Mission aborted.

Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.

When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.

If there is no gardener there is no garden.

Anything less than a conscious commitment to the important is an unconscious commitment to the unimportant.

Listen to your conscience regarding something that you simply know you should do, then start small on it - make a promise and keep it. Then move forward and make a little larger promise and keep it. Eventually you'll discover that your sense of honor will become greater than your moods, and that will give you a level of confidence and excitement that you can move to other areas where you feel you need to make improvements or give service.

You don't see the world as it is, you see it according to who you are.