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Sincerity Quotes
Loving the quote images?Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for more like them throughout the month! “What's a man's first duty? The answer's brief: To be himself.” -Henrik Ibsen “When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people's...
Courage Quotes
Loving the quote images?Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for more like them throughout the month! "Let's have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it." -Abraham Lincoln "The greatest test of...
Forgiveness Quotes
Patience Quotes
Loving the quote images?Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for more like them throughout the month! “There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.” -Chuck Tanner...
Availability Quotes
Alertness Quotes
Love the quote images you see below? Follow us on Instagram for more like them throughout the month! "Be always vigilant; there are many snares for the good.” ~Accius “Be alert. The most important things in life are seldom the most obvious.” ~Jonathan Lockwood...
Initiative Quotes
Loving the quote images?Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for more like them throughout the month! "He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner." -Benjamin Franklin "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Confucius "Half the things...
Cautiousness Quotes
Loving the quote images?Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for more like them throughout the month! "Carelessness about our security is dangerous; carelessness about our freedom is also dangerous." -Adlai E. Stevenson "Caution is not cowardly. Carelessness is...
Attentiveness Quotes
Loving the quote images?Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for more like them throughout the month! “When Mark Twain went out to the pasture to teach a mule the difference between "gee" and "haw" (that is, left and right), he began by giving the mule a friendly...
No Matter How You Say It: Sincerity
Word Origin The word sincerity comes from the Latin word sincerus meaning "sound, pure, whole," perhaps originally "of one growth" i.e. "not hybrid, unmixed". Can you see where being sincere is being an unmixed whole - being same on the outside as you are on the...
No Matter How You Say It: Courage
Word Origin The origin of Courage is from Old French corage meaning "heart, innermost feelings; temper". Can you see how courage springs from the heart? From Etymology Online Dictionary Sign Language Check out the following links from www.handspeak.com for the...
No Matter How You Say It: Forgiveness
Word Origin Forgive comes from the Old English forgiefan. It was a compound word combining the prefix meaning “up” or “away” with the word meaning “to give”. Can you see how forgive is giving up a claim against someone? Sign Language Check out the following links from...
No Matter How You Say It: Patience
In Other Languages Spanish - paciencia French - patience German - Geduld Italian - pazienza Swedish - tålamod Basque - pazientzia Portugese - paciência For other character qualities related to Patience,visit the Related Qualities page.Word Origin The word...
No Matter How You Say It: Initiative
Word Origin The word initiative is derived from the Latin word initiare which means “to begin, to originate”. Can you see how initiative is getting something started?Sign Language Check out the following links from www.handspeak.com for the American Sign Language...
No Matter How You Say It: Attentiveness
Word Origin Attentiveness is derived from the Latin, attentus which means to be heedful or observant. It is a word form of attend and in this sense, it is an active verb. Can you see where attentiveness is more than just not being distracted but actively seeking to...
Good Graffiti
Each person starts with a sheet of drawing paper and crayons, colored pencils, or markers. The object of the activity is for each person to draw graffiti. Explain that graffiti is drawn on public buildings, trains, bathroom stalls, etc. by individuals who want to...
What A Deal!
This activity requires a deck of playing cards, even a deck that is missing cards works for this game. Deal out several cards to each person. Go around the room and one by one each person needs to play a card by laying it down in front of them and telling something...
Double Circle
Arrange the participants so that they are standing in two circles facing each other. If you have an odd number of participants, one will not have a partner in the opposite circle. This person gets to read the question for the round. When the circles move, that person...
Shamrock Shuffle
Arrange the participants in chairs in a circle with one less chair than people. Larger groups may need multiple circles. Have the person without a chair stand in the middle. They are to call out a sentence that describes him or herself. Examples: People wearing a red...
A ‘Puzzle’ Puzzle
Divide the class into groups. You can use seating arrangements such as a row or table to define the groups or create groups on your own. Instruct each group to…