I Believe

Although I may not walk with kings, let me be big in little things.

Be wisely world, not worldly wise.

Blessed are all that put their trust in God.

Complete the most important things first; it is usually the best course of action.

Do a good deed every day if you can; peace and joy will come if we accept God’s plan.

Do not evaluate each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.

Every ass loves to hear himself bray.

Every vice has its excuse ready.

Everybody eventually surrenders to something or someone.

Faith is a matter of trusting God’s promises.

Few people are modest enough to be content to be estimated at their true value.

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.

It is your point of view that decides what you see.

No work, however humble, dishonors a person.

Nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none left to give.

Reputation is what people think of us; character is what God knows of us.

Sin cannot be undone, only forgiven.

Statistics are like a bikini: what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.

Success comes in cans. Failure comes in can’ts.

The soul, like the body, lives by what if feeds on.

The way to be self-controlled is to be God-controlled.

To be wronged is an unending problem if we continue to remember it.

Truth is what stands the test of experience.

We must be strong and carry on.

Will the road you are on get you to my place? —God.

Worldly pleasures of our choosing can crowd God out of our lives.

Self-reflection is always a good exercise. What I believe is a work in progress, not limited to these statements and subject to change. What do YOU believe?

Daniel Taddeo

Longtime Parma Hts. resident and educator in the Parma School district.

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Volume 8, Issue 8, Posted 10:17 AM, 08.02.2016