Arthritis

A drunk man who smelled like beer sat down on a subway seat next to a priest. The man's tie was stained his face was plastered with red lipstick, and a half empty bottle of gin was sticking out of his torn coat pocket. He opened his newspaper and began reading.

After a few minutes the man turned to the priest and asked, "Say, Father, what causes arthritis?"

"My Son, it's caused by loose living, being with cheap, wicked women, too much alcohol and a contempt for your fellow man."

Well, I'll be damned," the drunk muttered, returning to his paper.

The priest, thinking about what he had said, nudged the man and apologized. "I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to come on so strong. How long have you had arthritis?"

"I don't have it, Father. I was just reading here that the Pope does".

Anxiety Does Not Help a Bit

"It has been said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but only empties today of its strength."

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, 1834-1892
Preacher & Author

The Source of Possibilities

"Ideas, theories and concepts are only expressions of our greatness, they not the heart of possibility; we are! Our providence is the great gift of containing the capacity to achieve anything that we may desire, that we are the core of possibility, that in the face of any obstacle, man or woman may toil, fight, struggle or climb to surmount anything in his or her path.

There really is nothing that limits an individual; no disability, mountain or river can withstand a focused mind but the mind itself. Examine the thoughts that govern your daily activities and identify those thoughts that may be holding you back. Choose to break away today."
- John Kanary

"Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish."
-John LaFontaine

Listening skills

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.
- Larry King