Onwords and Upwords: Book Iii

By Philip John Miller

USE A WORD TO EXPRESS LOVE. USE A WORD TO CREATE PEACE. USE A WORD TO PRAISE. USE A WORD TO ENCOURAGE. USE A WORD TO COMFORT. USE A WORD TO HEAL.
NEVER USE A WORD TO HURT.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 31, 2011
• ISBN: 9781462876372

Philip John Miller

Philip John Miller is a native New Yorker. He holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology from the City University of New York. As an Army Officer, he was decorated three times during the term of his duty. The author has spent thirty-eight years in the Commercial Insurance Industry, specializing in the design and implementation of Insurance Programs for disadvantaged groups, including Non-Profit Organizations and for the Hazardous Material Industry. He has written various articles for the Insurance Industry and has appeared numerous times on national television, i.e. CNBC and FOX 5. He has also been a guest speaker on the Bernard Meltzer Radio Show. The author was appointed to the United States Presidential Roundtable in 2000. He is a member of the United States Senatorial Trust and was named Businessman of the Year from New York in 2001. In 2003, Mr. Miller was the recipient of the National Republican Congressional Committee Gold Medal for Business Leaders and the Congressional Order of Merit. In 2004, he was appointed to the Presidential Task Force. Mr. Miller’s name has been included on the Ronald Wilson Reagan Founder’s Wall in Washington, D.C. In the same year, he was also invited to serve as an Honorary Chairman of the House Majority Trust. In December 2004, Mr. Miller was nominated for the Congressional Medal of Freedom. Mr. Miller is published in Marquis’ Who’s Who in America and Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World.

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Contents

Forward

On Heroism

On Beauty

On Patience

On Justice

On Understanding

On Mystery

On Laughter

On Energy

On Direction

On Way

On Guidance

On Anger

On Starting Over

On Imagination

On In

On Aging

On Why

On Forgiveness

On Death

On Failure

On Wrong

On Movement

On Marriage

On Care

On Better

On Hurt

On Courage

Forward

Words are the basis of all our relationships. Spoken or thought, words are the essence of our being. None of our actions are without words. None of our being Is without words. Contained within words are the answers to all your questions. They just need to be put in the right order.

On Heroism

(Tribute: to all the brave and heroic men

And women I have known. Who gave up

Their earthly existence in the service

Of god and their fellow human beings.)

There is no I in hero.

To be heroic, you must rise above yourself.

Self and selfish are lost in heroism.

Heroes are like eagles, they soar above the rest.

Once you have acted heroically, you are never the same again—you are improved.

Once you face the chaos heroically, you will find the calm.

A hero’s need is beyond himself.

Facing tragedy with courage is heroic.

Some of the biggest heroes only carried a two inch sword.

Heroes exemplify the best of man, complete unselfishness.

We need more heroes—now!

Hero worship is blasphemy.

Hero respect is aspiration.

Apathy represses heroism.

Heroism can be subtle.

Be a hero to your children.

No hero is unsung—god knows all heroes.

My hero!—Do you get chills?

Heroes are models for us all.

Heroes hear god’s voice.

No heroic deed ever dies—

It goes on forever—it is history.

A hero is not a super star—a hero is an ordinary person doing an unselfish thing, at his own jeopardy to the benefit of another.

What is more powerful than a hero?

Heroism is the abandonment of all fear.

Heroes are god’s way of showing man he should have hope.

Try faking heroism!

Heroes take charge!

History without heroes is boring.

Heroes help heal humanity.

Heroism shames cowardice.

If you are a hero to those that love you—you have attained the greatest wealth.

If god gives you the opportunity to be a hero, what do you think he wants you to do?

Jesus was our greatest hero.

If you will stand in the fire for what is right, you are a hero.

You cannot be corrupt and be a hero.

God’s brightest light on this earth is the love demonstrated in heroism for one’s fellow man.

If you want to promote your soul, practice heroism.

If you try to be a hero for your own personal gain, you will only be a hero to yourself and that don’t count.

Bravery alone will not make you a hero, but it can make you a casualty.

Heroes, many times, do not survive their heroism in this life,