Blending Some New and
Some Old Quotes
“There's one thing you can do in your lifetime that will be free
and cost you nothing and that is to be nice to people.”
“The fruit of God's Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.”
One exercise I find helpful is taking new quotes and thinking about what old teaching might parallel my new discovery.
Today's first quote was given to former major league baseball manager Sparky Anderson. He received this insight from his father when he was 11 years old. The second quote is a couple of thousand years old and was written in a letter to folks in a town of Asia Minor. These people were trying to figure out what characteristics were important for living “centered” lives. Blending these two quotes suggests that acts of mercy and kindness help build peaceful, lasting relationships.
May you find meaning in your work this week. May your actions be accented with deeds of kindness. Enjoy being nice!
--Ben Keckler
08.29.11
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