There is always something we can do to improve our situation and change our behavior. — David T. Morgan, PhD

Many voices from the world in which we live tell us we should live at a frantic pace. There is always more to do and more to accomplish. Yet deep inside each of us is a need to have a place of refuge where peace and serenity prevail, a place where we can reset, regroup, and reenergize to prepare for future pressures.

The ideal place for that peace is within the walls of our own homes, where we have done all we can to make the Lord Jesus Christ the centerpiece. —Richard G. Scott

1. Communication usually fails, except by accident.
2. If communication can fail, it will.
3. If communication cannot fail, it still most usually fails.
4. If communication seems to succeed in the intended way, there’s a misunderstanding.
5. If you are content with your message, communication certainly fails.
6. If a message can be interpreted in several ways, it will be interpreted in a manner that maximizes the damage.
7. There is always someone who knows better than you what you meant with your message.
8. The more we communicate; the worse communication succeeds.
9. The more we communicate; the faster misunderstandings propagate.
10. In mass communication, the important thing is not how things are but how they seem to be.
11. The importance of a news item is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
12. The more important the situation is, the more probable you had forgotten an essential thing that you remembered a moment ago.

The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished. —William H. Whyte