“What we think is less than what we know: What we know is less than what we love: What we love is so much less than what there is, and to this . . . extent, we are much less than what we are”

We all are underestimated at different points in our lives. We can add to the list, Sir Isaac Newton who was last in class; Thomas Edison who was labeled dumb. Og Mandino who was called a worthless drunk. We can go through the books of history and find many example of those who were underestimated. No matter the views of others, don't give up on your own positive approach with others. Look for the good and avoid the dark side of the times in which we live, learn, and love.

On average, children laugh 400 times a day, while adults laugh about 15 times. Do we need to cultivate a different attitude? Humor is in the way we see things, the way we think. It’s an attitude, not an event. Perhaps the key lies in becoming more childlike. [Palmer, The Power of Laughter]

In 1906 Rockefeller told a newspaper reporter for the New York American: “I believe the power to make money is a gift from God . . . to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind”

We  have second chances over and over, as many as it takes because of our elder brother, who paid the price necessary to ensure we understood, that we have a God of innumberable chances.

When you think about the power of family, the bonds are near impossible to break, it we but make the effort for those ties to become stronger and stronger.

How often, when we are tested or must sacrifice, do we charge God foolishly and ask the question, “Why me?" There is simply sacrifices that are made to be on the path of discipleship and to choose better in our lives and society.

“Why do we say what we say, when we know what we know?” Doing we contribute to the fragility of others?  C.J. Waisath’s counsel: “We need to use our words to bless, uplift, and edify each other. . . . As we strive to be architects with our words, we can build a better world together, one person at a time. It’s that simple.”

"Complete and constant integrity is a great law of human conduct. There need to be some absolutes in life. There are some things that should not ever be done, some lines that should never be crossed, vows that should never be broken, words that should never be spoken, and thoughts that should never be entertained."

Let us go a step further to the New Testament where there's just 14 words that tell us what Jesus Christ did to develop himself from age 12 unto his formal ministry at age 30.

“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man” [Luke 2:52].