The True Measure of Success

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To be able to carry money without spending it;

To be able to bear an injustice without retaliating;

To be able to do one's duty when critical eyes watch;

To be able to keep at a job until it is finished;

To be able to do the work
and let others receive the recognition;

To be able to accept criticism without letting it whip you;

To like those who push you down;

To love when hate is all about you;

To follow God when others put detour signs in your path;

To have a peace of heart and mind because
you have given God your best.

This is the true measure of success.

- Author Unknown

Tuesday thoughts

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Until you value yourself,
you won't value your time. Until you value your time,
you will not do anything with it.

- M. Scott Peck


Don't confuse fame with success.
Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

- Erma Bombeck

The Cost

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You don't really pay for things with money.

You pay for them with time.

"In five years, I'll have put enough away to buy that vacation house we want.  Then I'll slow down."

That means the house will cost you five years-

one-twelfth of your adult life.

Translate the dollar value of the house,

car, or anything else into time,

and then see if it's still worth it...

The phrase spending your time is not a metaphor.

It's how life works.

- Charles Spezzano