Morning Briefings

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.

– Robert Frost, American author and poet

Someone has said that the greatest sin is to make God unattractive. Unfortunately, we can do this not only by the words we preach but more so by our very demeanor. Today we ask ourselves, ‘How approachable and kind am I to the people I live with, work with, serve or meet on the street? Do I reflect the amiable God I believe in?’

– Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.
Living Faith, September 3, 2008

If working a room is so much fun and so profitable, why do our hearts thump, our palms sweat and our eyes glaze over when we think about it? One reason is that 88 percent of us think of ourselves as shy.

– Susan RoAne
How to Work a Room: Your Essential Guide to Savvy Socializing