Insecurity, Impulse Control and a Superiority Complex

"A blend of insecurity, impulse control and a superiority complex makes some groups and individuals disproportionately successful."

~ from The Triple Package by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld

'The Magnificent Seven's' Haley Bennett

'The Magnificent Seven's' Haley Bennett

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-magnificent-7-haley-bennett-20160907-snap-story.html

Quotes:
"Haley was always there floating above the heat of the fray with pure positivity."
“Throughout, she was the lone woman in the middle of an absolute tsunami of testosterone,” Hawke adds. “But she kept her cool.”

A Brief Summary of Scripture

quote:

A friend of mind describes the whole of Scripture in this way:

Old Testament:
They tried to kill us.  We survived.
Let's eat!

New Testament:
I love you! I forgive you!
Let's eat!

~ Leonard Sweet

It was only an idol

Anything that abandons you or fails you or lets you down was only an idol. Idols always disillusion you. If something let you down, it was only an idol. God will never fail you or forsake you.
~ Truthful Grace

Be Normal?

comment from a male colleague who resented my efforts to excel at my work:

"Why can't you just be normal?"

~ Truthful Grace

Owning Our Story

"When we deny our stories, they define us.
When we own our stories, we get to write the ending."
~ Brené Brown

“Jesus called. He wants His religion back!”

observed a bumper sticker:
“Jesus called. He wants His religion back!”

Finding the Time

"It's really hard to find the time to work out when you really don't want to."

~ comedian Jim Gaffigan

Time and Money

"The poor sell their time for scraps of money.
 The wealthy give scraps of money to buy time."

~ author unknown