Comments on: The Best Piece of Advice

By: Edith

Edith — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:01:59 +0000

One nugget I have received recently is: “People act the way they do because of who they are, not because of who we are.”

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:05:37 +0000

Thanks for the good post and all the amazing comments! The best advise that I have ever received was from my dad. He would always tell me, “In everything you do, act in Gods grace”.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:28:29 +0000

“It is better to say, ‘This one thing I do’ than to say, ‘These forty things I dabble with.’” ~D. L. Moody

This quote was in the book Becoming a Woman of Simplicity by Cynthia Heald.

By: LeAnna

LeAnna — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:19:46 +0000

My Daddy always says “What’s done is done and cannot be undone.” In other words, no use crying over what you can’t change. When we’re saved by grace through faith, we can press on regardless of the past. Same goes with how we treat people and they treat us. Whatever is behind us, let’s keep it there and keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, not the former things.

My Mom and I were just talking the other day about how self esteem and self consciousness are really just a form of selfishness! So very, very true. Most people who have an appearance of self confidence don’t always personally feel that they are – but rather have come to terms with the fact they’re not perfect and it’s really okay!

By: Bizzy

Bizzy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:02:04 +0000

Having just gone through a difficult situation in a wich I recieved more advice then I ever thought possible, your post really got me thinking. Sometimes, like right now for me, it’s easier to just turn your ears off to what others have to say rather than listening and seeing what you can glean from their words of wisdom. I struggled with this last year, and even a little bit now. But after reading your post and thinking about, the one piece of advice that stands out in my mind has been repeated to me by almost everyone in my life this last year is this:
If you your lips
Would keep from slips
These things observe with care:
To whom you speak,
Of whom you speak,
And how, and when, and where.
This past year I have seen words do more damage in peoples’ lives than anything I’ve ever seen before. This little quoat serves to remind me that my tongue is quite capable of really hurting those around me if I am not careful.