I was rummaging through my quote box today and found a couple of nuggets I wanted to share.
My quote box, by the way, is a box for 3×5 notecards. When I come across a great quote I write it on a 3×5 card, cite the source, and then file it alphabetically with those nifty plastic 3×5 file tabs. It’s a great practice to get into. Just remember to completely cite your source so if you use a quote in an essay or paper you won’t plagerize ;).
Both of these quotes are from Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life.
Your commitments can develop you or they can destroy you, but either way, they will define you.
As a person is on their death bed, standing of the edge of eternity, they never say, “Bring me my diplomas! I want to look at them one more time. Show me my awards, my medals, that gold watch I was given.” When life on Earth is ending, people don’t surround themselves with things. What we want around us is people — people we love and have relationships with.
To take these quotes to a more personal level for bloggers, what importance do you put on your blog? Do you tend to neglect your family for your web site? Which will you want to have next to you when you’re dying? Will you say, “Bring me my laptop, I want to look at my cool blog one last time!” I think not. This week I challenge all the bloggers out there to make a concerted effort to spend more time with their families … myself included.
