Doubt & Action

"While we may be aware that our ability to choose our attitude is a major aspect of success, exercising this priveledge is vital. To overcome doubts & worries, welcome them as old friends reminding you that your accomplishments are only a few steps away. Doubt & action are incompatible, but without doubt, or any obstacle for that matter, what resistance would we meet? Without resistance, what motivation would we have to succeed?"

"In the beginning moments of any great accomplishment, there is a trace of doubt. It is in challenging this doubt that we begin to pile the wood & through action that we begin to light our fire."
- John Kanary

"Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother."
-Kalil Gibran

It's the Way You Take It

"Nothing in life is so hard that you can't make it easier by the way you take it."

Ellen Glasgow
1874-1945,
Novelist

Coming for the Party?

Sam had been in business for 25 years & is finally sick of the stress. He quits his job & buys 50 acres of land in Alaska as far from humanity as possible. Sam sees the postman once a week & gets groceries once a month. Otherwise it's total peace & quiet.

After six months or so of almost total isolation, someone knocks on his door. He opens it & there is a big, bearded man standing there.

"Name's Lars... your neighbor from forty miles away.... having a party Friday to celebrate the new Millennium.... thought you'd like to come... about 5..."

"Great," says Sam, "after six months out here I'm ready to meet some local folks. Thank you."

As Lars is leaving, he stops. "Gotta warn you... there's gonna be some drinkin'."

"Not a problem... after 25 years in business, I can drink with the best of 'em."

Again, as he starts to leave, Lars stops. "More 'n' likely gonna be some fightin' too."

Sam says, "Well, I get along with people. I'll be there. Thanks again."

Once again Lars turns from the door. "I've seen some wild sex at these parties, too."

"Now that's really not a problem," says Sam. "I've been all alone for six months! I'll definitely be there. By the way, what should I wear?"

Lars stops in the door again and says, "Whatever you want, just gonna be the two of us."

Enjoy your Work Lately?

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing."

- Dale Carnegie

Wonders with Numbers

Check this out:

1 + 2 + 34 - 5 + 67 - 8 + 9 = 100
12 + 3 - 4 + 5 + 67 + 8 + 9 = 100
123 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 + 8 - 9 = 100
123 + 4 - 5 + 67 - 89 = 100
123 + 45 - 67 + 8 - 9 = 100
123 - 45 - 67 + 89 = 100
12 - 3 - 4 + 5 - 6 + 7 + 89 = 100
12 + 3 + 4 + 5 - 6 - 7 + 89 = 100
1 + 23 - 4 + 5 + 6 + 78 - 9 = 100
1 + 23 - 4 + 56 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 100

Today's One-liner humor

Always wanted to be a procrastinator, but never got around to it.

The Sinning Painter

The church steeple in Port Gibson is very high & was being painted on a rather hot day. The painter was about half way down &, as the steeple was widening out, was taking more paint. The painter felt that he might not have enough paint to finish. Since he was hot & tired, & did not care to make another trip to the ground, he decided to stretch the amount of paint by adding some paint thinner to it.

When finished, he lowered himself to the ground & went about cleaning up. Then he looked up to see the results of his work & noted that the area with the thinned paint looked decidedly different. He was pondering about what to do about it when the sky turned dark & there was a lightning flash & loud thunderclap.

Then in a loud, booming voice from the sky came the words, "REPAINT AND THIN NO MORE!"

(compare to: Repent & sin no more)