February 16, 2020
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Cowboy Wisdom
By 2014 JamesHarold the motivator - Do the hard thing that you hate. Do it right now. Get it over with. Everything else on your to do list will be much more pleasant once that thing is done.
Bonus quotes:
Doing what is right is more important than how it looks.
Don’t stop doing what you know is right just because no one else is doing it.
There is no need to practice being miserable. You will be good at it when the time comes.
Sorrow never stays consequences.
There is so much evil in the world. We should not add to it by ridiculing compassion when we see it.
My favorite beatitude: Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.
For each one of us there are two Gods. The God we want and the God there is. True conversion comes to us when we stop serving the God we want and start serving the God that is.
It is difficult to climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.
People are not usually against you. They are just for themselves.
Don’t just try to be good. Try to be good for something.
Not knowing can be bad. Not wanting to know is worse.
The main difference in stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
Don’t choose to be wrong just for the sake if being different.
If what you are going to say is not better than being silent, then you should probably just hush.
Those who are the slowest to make you a promise are usually the ones most likely to keep it.
If you think it wrong, it is.
Comebacks are always in style.
It is almost always better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
Only the mediocre are always at their best.
Where there is very little to lose and much to be gained… You should try!
If you find yourself up to your ears in you know what, my best immediate advice would be to keep your mouth shut.
Willpower is nice, but won'tpower is pretty useful too.
Note to self: 1) There is a rule about not climbing ladders when you are the only one home. Follow this rule. 2) Your to do list will be harder to accomplish after you have broken the aforementioned rule. 3) Consider yourself lucky that's all you broke. Moron.
The best, most beneficial plans of the wisest, most conscientious cowboy always seems like terrifying chaos to his cows. I expect the same is true for the Good Shepherd and His sheep.
Our greatest error is one of perspective. We spend too much time looking for God's role in our plans and too little looking for our role in His.
Wisdom puts emotion in it's place.
Folks, I can't tell if I've found my rope or lost my horse. I think that means it's time to hit the hay.
You have blessings you're not counting.
If you spent the morning kicking the butt of the person who caused most of your troubles yesterday, you probably wouldn't be able to sit down for supper.
Laughter is like changing a baby's diaper. It doesn't permanently solve any problems, but it does make things more acceptable for awhile.
