Journal Notes: Part Two

Okay so here’s Part Two of random notes I’ve made in my journals over the last few years.  I’ve not attributed the authors of the quotes but they range from Thomas Merton to Thomas Edison.

·      The power of prayer is in the One who hears, not the one who prays…
·      If you want more people to eat carrots, then change the color of the carrots…
·      Leadership is a role and not a title….
·      Don’t try to describe the ocean if you’ve never seen it….
·      Purity of heart is to will one thing…
·      We were created to swim in the deep end….
·      What you do thunders so loudly I can hardly hear what you are saying…
·      We judge ourselves on our intentions – We judge others on their actions…
·      Once upon a time is now…
·      Sometimes it’s hard to find the pixie dust…
·      Always bump the lamp…
·      The task is to clean the room – the purpose is to make you happy….
·      Leadership begins in the mirror….
·      Prayer is the common language of the Jesus community…
·      Only through prayer can the prosperity of a church be increased or even maintain…
·      Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered…
·      You are only as deep as the last person you served….
·      Jesus does not call the world to go to church, He calls the church to go to world…
·      Life begins when your youngest child’s pet dies….
·      Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up…
·      A story is not a story until you tell someone….
·      Episcobaptispresbgatonalist….
·      The opposite of poverty is enough…
·      Talent is cheaper than table salt – what separates the talented individual from the successful one is hard work…
·      Captain Kirk wasn’t the smartest guy on the Enterprise…
·      When you are screwing up and no one says anything, it means they’ve given up…
·      Brick walls are opportunities to discover how badly we want something…
·      If you wait long enough people will surprise and impress you…
·      The first penguin takes the biggest risk…
·      If you put people in open systems they will want to contribute and contribute well…
·      Don’t let what’s wrong with you keep you from worshipping what’s right with God…