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Quotes by Grant M. Bright

51 Total

(Other possible contents for your “toy box”: clown nose (try putting on one of these the next time someone yells at you – the effect may turn out to be more of an adjustment for the other party than for you!); bubble blower; silly putty; juggling balls; special momentos from past vacations (a piece…

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In case of emergency.. – Have you ever heard those words from a stewardess at the beginning of an airline flight? Part of the instructions that are given include what to do when traveling with a small child or infant. “Put your mask on first, then place a mask on the child.” These instructions echo…

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BEWARE OF SOMETHING LESS A story is told of a man who, resisting the cost of oats he fed his mule, decided to gradually substitute sawdust in its diet. Everything went fine for a while – but by the time the mule was satisfied with sawdust, he died. What do you “feed” on? Is it possible that you are…

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The lives of many of us could be compared to the making of a clay vase. When the clay is soft, the potter shapes, molds and throws it. The potter then puts it into a kiln and fires it. It is then no longer possible to re-shape it. We are “shaped” by our experiences as we go through life. Unfortunat…

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A GYROSCOPE demonstrates how, over time, we can become fixed in our ways, personalities, and, as a mature person, psychologically resistant to change. With EFFORT, however, we can make changes. We are not today exactly what we were yesterday. We are almost imperceptibly different. We do change with…

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POINT OF VIEW: Hold up a quarter to someone else so s/he can see the head side and you can see the tail side. Ask them to describe what they see. When they say “George Washington”, etc. get a puzzled expression on your face, then eventually disclose: “No, its not. Its an Eagle”, etc. reflecting wha…

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Is your life busy and full of activity? Are you blindly following someone else? You may be going nowhere! “Processionary” caterpillars follow one another. It’s possible to have a long line of them following each other in a circle around a flower pot that contains their food. They may continue to ma…

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Consider the iceberg, only 10% or less of which is visible to the eye. What we can easily see is only a small percentage of what is there. Similarly with many other things, what we can see is a small percentage of what is there or what is possible. Imagination is having the vision to see what is ju…

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In the jungles of South America there exists a parasitic plant that lives on the top of trees. It drops its seeds to the ground, where they sprout. The vine-like shoots are attracted to the darkness under a tree. From there, the vine climbs the tree trunk to the top, where it proceeds to sink its r…

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Spiritual Roots There are many lessons to be learned from the natural world. Take, for example, trees. According to the book “The Trees Around Us”, trees are vital to much of the life on earth. Forests cover almost one third of the land area of our planet. They help protect, sustain and improve man…

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When bitten by a poisonous snake, what’s the best thing to do? Remain quiet, apply a suction cup if you have a snakebite kit, seek help. What’s the worse thing to do? Get upset, chase the snake, and kill it. When unintentionally or intentionally the victim of an unkind remark, what’s the best thin…

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Following the “rules”: While visiting Solvang, California my wife and I entered a bakery. We were the only customers in the store. The person behind the counter said “May I help you?” but before we could respond, another person behind the counter, standing off to the side, uttered an “uh-hum”. A di…

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BIASES & PREJUDICES: The lives of many of us could be compared to the making of a clay vase. When the clay is soft, the potter shapes, molds and throws it. The potter then puts it into a kiln and fires it. It is then no longer possible to re-shape it. We are “shaped” by our experiences as we go thr…

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You REAP what You SOW: Life is like a boomerang. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.

Grant M. Bright

You REAP what You SOW: Life is like a boomerang. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.

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You cannot teach a person anything. You can only help him or her find it within themselves.

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When others throw bricks at you, use them to make a pathway to a successful future.

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When it comes to talking, supply often exceeds demand.

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What makes us successful is not what we are striving for. It’s what we learn by the striving itself.

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What makes us successful is not what we are striving for. It’s what we learn by the striving itself.

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We are a combination of nature and nurture, wired behavior and acquired behavior.

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To reach your goals in life, you’ve got to bridge the 12″ gaps between your head, your heart and your gut.

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Those who are willing to speak their mind only while enveloped in a cloud of anonymity should not expect their thoughts to bask in the sunshine of acceptance.

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There is a big difference between recognizing a situation may be out of your control and letting it drive you out of control.

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The ultimate challenge is to not just survive, but thrive.

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The saddest words of tongue are those that could have been said.

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The most important 12 inch gaps in the universe exist between your head, your heart, your gut, and your hands.

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The beaver is very skilled at its craft. It knows exactly what to do to fix a dam. The last thing it needs is someone on the bank shouting out dam instructions.

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The 500 most commonly used words have an average of 28 meanings each. Look up the word “run” in the dictionary for an example.

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Sometimes one can become lost in a big company and lose sight of how what one does truly helps or impacts the end customer. If you are one of those, think of a fire brigade, a line of people passing buckets of water from one to the other from a source of water to the site of the fire. An individual…

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