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GET SLICK RESOURCES YMCA Camp Resources GASTON COUNTY FAMILY YMCA Songs Games Thoughts for the Day Chants Thoughts for the Day A lie has no legs; it requires other lies to support it We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves Caring: Responsibility: Strong feeling of concern for someone and something Since God loves us, we also ought to love one Being accountable, dependable; able to follow another (1 John 4:11) through with duties Therefore encourage one another and build each It is easier to do a good job than to explain why you other up (1 Thessalonians 5:11) did not Love is patient, love is kind (1 Corinthians 13:4) In failing to prepare we prepare to fail Forget yourself for others, and others will never forget It is not just what you’re given, it is what you do with you what you have It does not take a lot of muscle to give a heart a lift It is better to look ahead and prepare, than look behind and regret You cannot build yourself up by tearing someone else down The grass may look greener on the other side, but it still has to be mowed Always laugh with others, not at them An error does not become a mistake until you refuse A smile costs nothing but is worth millions to correct it Kindness is the ability to love people more than they The journey of 1,000 miles starts with a single step deserve Don’t learn safety rules by accident Great people are those who make others feel that they too can become great There is never a wrong time to do the right thing Form good habits. They are as hard to break as bad Respect: ones Showing courtesy to others Service: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Matthew 7:12) Helping others Nobody raises his own reputation by lowering others What we must decide is how we are valuable, rather than how valuable we are Honor your father and mother (Luke 18:20) If you want to leave good footprints in the sand, you A little thought for others makes all the difference need to wear work shoes The respect that is only bought by gold is not worth Those who bring sunshine in the lives of others, much cannot keep it from themselves Treat the Earth and all that dwell therein with respect Seek joy in what you give, not in what you get Respect is not given, it is earned Well done is better than well said We too often love things and use people when we Life is like tennis .Those who serve well, win should be using things and loving people Blessed are those who can give without remembering The word listen contains the same letters as the word and receive without forgetting silent Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile You never learn anything with your mouth open Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as Honesty: though you were working for the Lord rather than people (Colossians 3:23) Being truthful in all that you do Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did Honesty is the best policy nothing because he could only do a little The trouble with stretching the truth is that it is apt to Friendship: snap back Always speak the truth and you will never be Being kind to and including others without expecting concerned about your memory anything in return Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes • two people better friends As soon as you tell a secret, it is not one You cannot build a reputation on what you intend to The only way to have a friend is to be a friend do Friendship is like a piggy bank.You can’t continue to take out without putting something in There is no right way to do a wrong thing A friend loves at all times A lie may take care of the present but it has no future A true friend never gets in your way unless you Never say I can’t; always say I’ll try happen to be going down If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very A friend is someone who knows all about you and often get it likes you just the same A turtle makes progress only when it sticks his neck A friend walks in when everyone else walks out out Promises may get friends, but it is performance that Forgiveness: keeps them Strangers are friends we have not met yet To make amends with someone and stop being mad Make new friends but keep the old – one is silver, the or upset with them other is gold The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge He who forgives ends the quarrel Acceptance: Before you can ask others to forgive you, you must Accepting the differences in all people first forgive yourself When looking for faults use a mirror, not a telescope “If you forgive others when they sin against you, God Everyone makes mistakes but everyone makes will also forgive you” (Matthew 6:14) different mistakes Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be People have a way of becoming what you expect patient with yours them to be Forgive or relive To be able to love a butterfly we must be able to care Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend for a few caterpillars The biggest step you can take is the one you take What kind of world would this be if all the people were when you meet the other person half way just alike Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does Minds are like parachutes. They only function when enlarge the future open The remedy for wrongs is to forget them To love someone means to see him as God intended The weak can never forgive .Forgiveness is the him attribute of the strong Never underestimate the power of a kind word Self Discipline: A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way Taking charge of your attitude so that you are kind, you are positive, & work hard The only thing that will make you happy is being who you are, and not who people think you are A quick-tempered man does foolish things (Proverbs 14:17) Perseverance: Think things through before you’re through thinking Following through with something even when it is hard The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again Focus on what you can control It’s not whether you get knocked down, it‘s whether Be convinced that you must train not only the head, you get up again but the heart and hand as well Whether you think you can or think you cannot, you Life is a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but are right you can only spend it once I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me Nobody knows how much she can do unless she tries (Philippians 4:13) You are a dreamer if you think the world will grow What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny better if you don’t try to improve yourself matters compared to what lies within us You are only what you are when no one else is It is not how far you fall but how high you bounce looking Excellence is never an accident First we make our habits, then our habits make us There are no obstacles, only opportunities Thankfulness: Success doesn’t just happen.Somebody makes it happen Being appreciative for all that you have been given Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on Silent thankfulness is not much use to anyone after others have let go The only people with whom you should try to get Success is seldom an accident.It is rather the result even are those who have helped you of hard work Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love For where your treasure is, there your heart will be endures forever (1 Chronicles 16:34) also (Matthew 6:21) Gratitude is the best attitude Come near to God and He will come near to you • Who does not thank for little will not thank for much (James 4:8) Feeling gratitude and not giving it is like wrapping a I find the great thing in this world is not where we • present and not giving it stand, but where we are moving Be thankful for what you have; you will end up having The future belongs to those who believe in the • more beauty of their dreams Blessed are those that can give without remembering Life is either a daring adventure or nothing • and receive without forgetting We are as happy as we make up our minds to be • It is not what you have in your pocket but what you Many new ideas are simply adaptations of • old ideas have in your heart Imagination is more important than knowledge • Some people are always grumbling that roses have You see things that are and say “Why?” But I • dream thorns.I am thankful that thorns have roses things that never were and ask “why not?” Stewardship: Choose a job you love and you will never have to • work a day in your life Taking care of all that is given to you Winning is a habit, unfortunately so is losing We make a living by what we get we make a life by I matters of style, swim with the current, in matters of what we give principle, stand like a rock The talents we are given are God’s gift to us.What we In great attempts, it’s glorious even to fail do with them is our gift to God Laughter is feeling good all over and showing it in one Strive to use every talent and skill you have; not only place for your benefit, but for the benefit of others A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits It is when you give of yourself that you truly give Begin today to be the person you want to be The value of a man is what he gives and not what he is receiving An expert at anything was once a beginner Be the change you want to see in the world The success of tomorrow is built upon the progress of today Nobody ever did or ever will escape the consequences of his choices The beginning is the most important part of the work The first responsibility of a leader is to set the rules.