Let’s Chet BY MABEL B. JORDAN ! LIFE IS A PROCESS Ljife is a process in which we are all linked, we merge and re-merge. That which was earth returns to earth. Th|it which was air returns to air. Thit which was water returns to water. That which was fire returns to fir* But we are more than earth and water, air and fire. James Freeman FORGIVENESS tye may see forgiveness as a weakness, rather than one of our greatest strengths. Perhaps we fear that if we let down our defenses we will be vulnerable to being hurt again, not realizing the healing power of J love. For we forgive, we free ourselves. Cheryl Traf ton UNDERSTANDING We understand people best when we understand what they believe and the more we can do to make collective the dispersed potential of people everywhere. When we look at ourselves with understanding, we can see that the mistakes we have made have given us tools of knowledge with which we can shape and build the future. Cheryl Trafton IMPATIENCE Our impatience with waiting alienates us from the natural order of things. Bartie Jones PATIENCE Patience is the ballast of the soul, that will keep it from rolling and tumbling in the greatest storms. Hopkins PAINFUL DUTIES To admit error cordially, to begin over again, to accept advice thankfully, to act only after careful thinking, to make mistakes pay, to apologize when found wrong—these are all painful duties we owe ourselves—duties that pay when put into practice. Anonymous RULE You are to rule your circumstances—you are to rule your environment. You should exert an influence on things around you. Frederick Price AWARENE8S It takes hardly any practice to learn awareness, just a heart that sees as well as the eyes. • Marion F. Ash ; THE POWER OF FAITH ljife is not without pain and disappointment. Things do not always turn out perfectly. But without faith in action, nothing miraculous happens at all. Verlynn L. Rex True faith is a consciousness of power expressed in action. Patricia Donworth Faith enables us to go forward into row areas of consciousness, not knowing what lies ahead. Faith and courage are inseparable. We walk by faith, not sight. Marion Brown PRIMETIME Prime time means living each day to the fullest, no matter what our age or condition. It means doing the very best we can with what we have. It means being spiritually aware, mentally alert, and physically alive, So that we can heighten and lengthen our lives and attain the wholeness intended for us. MargJafolla THREEFOLD We are threefold beings: spiritual, mental, physical. All three aspects of our being need exercise to be developed. R. Brian Combs UNBOUND If we use wisdom in choosing the right alternatives, we find ourselves free and unbound. Unity Once you overcome the crippling “I can’t" block in your life, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Dr. Norman V. Peale COURAGE Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgoes revenge and dares to forgive any injury. Anonymous CRITlO&.'i Criticism takes the cumbersome mass of creative work and distills it into a finer essence. Oscar Wi de SUCCESS In all things success depends upon previous preparation and without such preparation there is sure to be ' failure. Confucius EVERY DAY Every day brings along an experience and a memory cherished never to be forgotten. E. Aschkenazy LIGHT The light that glows in our minds and hearts shines through us to help uplift others. When we feel in the ark about some matter, it is well to remember the words, "Let there be light." We are also to recognize love, peace and happiness. Mildred Hoyer DILIGENCE No success can ever be attained in this life without diligence. Work and more work diligently applied is the open sesame to successful achievement. The ability to do the laborious tasks and keep on doing them is essential to successful outcome. POSITIVE THOUGHTS Lack thoughts and lack words tend to produce lack. Norman V. Peale Work is the easiest way to escape boredom. Dora Albert Shaw Addresses Council ’resident Talbert 0. Shaw of Shaw U diversity will address the Council 01I Independent Colleges’ “National Institute of Values and Education” tt is week. The conference is being held at the Arthur Anderson and Co. Center for Professional Education in St. Charles, 111. Dr. Shaw will speak on the subject, “Contemporary Issues in Spirituality.” A wide range of ethical and value issues will be discussed during the three-day meeting. Other speakers include C. Fred Fetterhof, chief executive officer of ALCOA, Inc.; Martin E. Marty, j distinguished service professor of the history of Christianity at the University of Chicago; Warren B. Martin, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; G. Robert Baechie, director the business ethics program at the Anderson Center; Rushworth Kidder, director of the Institute for Global Ethics; and Richard L. Morrill, president of the University of Richmond, Va. UNDERSTANDINGS SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE Tips On Buying a Long-Term Care Insurance Policy ay Martha A. McSteen President ! The National Committee to Preserve j; Social Security and Medicare i; As a rule, long-term care insur ance is not needed if your annual ! income is less than $16,000 and you have less than $60,000in savings. If ' you do plan to buy a policy, here are •Take your time and compare several policies before mak ing a decision. •Check to be sure the insurance com pany has an A+ or A rflfino in iliA Annual , A.M. Best Co. Insur ; ance Review, available at local li ; braries. Also check the Better Buai ; ness Bureau. •If you don’t understand what ;you are buying, ask for impartial ; help. ; *Ask whether the policy meets ; or exceeds standards set by the Na ; Uonal Association of Insurance Coen - ; misaioners. You will want to be sure ; it covers Alsheimer’s disease, re ; quires no prior hospitalisation and pays fcr custodial care as wefi as inter mediate and ikiUednuning oars. 'v;- *Be sure the benefit is adequate. It doesn t need to cover the lull cost, but you should be able to afford the remainder on your income. Also con sider inflation protection. •Once you’ve bought the policy, review it frequently. Don’t be pres sured into a change, however, and be sure to check any waiting periods or exclusions applicable to the new policy. You can learn more about issues of special concern to older Ameri cans, including Social Security and Medicare, by joining the National Committee to Preserve Socail Secu rity and Medicare, an organisation devoted to improving retirement income and health care. Free bro chures about the organization and a copy of its newspaper are available by writing to: National Committee, 2000 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. Martha A. McSteen it President of the five million member National Committee to Preserve Social Secu rity and Medicare. She spent 39 years with the Social Security Ad ministration, rising from claims representative to acting Commis sioner. As one of the ten original Regional Medicare Administrators, Mrs. McSteen has an understanding of Medicare unique in the nation. EXCELLENCE AWARD-Dr. Prezell R. Robinson, president of Saint Augustine’s Colege, bestows the President’s Excellence Award upon Ms. Otharine WHams, a criminal justlca major. 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