We Learn…
10%…of What We Read
20%…of What We Hear
30%…of What We See
50%…of What We See and Hear
70%…of What We Discuss With Others
80%…of What We Experience Personally
95%…of What We Teach Others
- William Glasser
Headline of the week goes to:
Horniest male beetles have tiniest testicles
“Dung beetle research may be about to boost the cliché about men with flashy sports cars. According to new study, male beetles with the most dramatic and ostentatious sets of horns apparently pay for that with smaller testicles. The research is one of the first studies to experimentally demonstrate that investing energy in one mating advantage may come at the expense of another.”
- New Scientist [via Kottke]
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
- Henry Ford
“Eloquence is the art of saying as little as possible but making it sound as much as possible.”
- Evan Esar
“A man may fail many times but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”
- J. Paul Getty
“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”
- George S. Patton
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”
- Robert Louis Stevenson
“God has granted you the morning, but he does not promise the evening. Spend each day as if it were your last.”
- Lawrence Scupoli – The Spiritual Combat
“The Church is like manure. Pile it together and it stinks up the neighbourhood; spread it out and it enriches the world.”
Luis Palau
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” – Lester Darwin (second cousin twice removed)
Let this be not of our hands, but by Your Spirit
Not by power, not by strength
But through Your Spirit and by Your grace
If it’s on our hearts, we’ll be on our face
I admit it, I’m a big fan of Big Brother. On the highlights show this evening they were replaying the carnage which took place in the house yesterday, and the discussions which followed. As Pete (“touretty celebrity”) and Richard (“sex terrorist”) were talking things through, Pete came out with this little gem:
“Hey my tourettes is in context – I love it when that happens.”
Occasionally, when you’re dedicated and watch hours of mindless drivel, the rewards are worth it.
The following quotes stood out for me as I have finalised by Engage Module 2 submission. I know I’m cutting it fine with this one, but life has been a bit mad for the last couple of months.
“…we must also understand that spirituality on the basis of human effort alone, no matter how well-intentioned, will be little more than half-filled people trying to overflow.” (emphasis mine)
Duffy Robbins – This Way To Youth Ministry: An Introduction To The Adventure
“Spirituality is not the latest fad but the oldest truth. Spirituality, the alert attention we give to a living God and the faithful response we make to him in community, is at the heart of our scriptures and is on display throughout the centuries of Israel and the Church. We have been at this a long time.”
“It would be wonderful if youth ministry were only about those great breakthrough moments of new birth and recommitment. But that is not the story of true spirituality. True spirituality is about miracles of God and pushing hard, pains of labour and moments of wonder, first steps and occasional falls. It is a great work of God, but it doesn’t always look particularly grand.”
Duffy Robbins – This Way To Youth Ministry: An Introduction To The Adventure
