Marcel Proust is quoted as saying “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Wow, just sit with that thought for a moment: we do not have to go anywhere to encounter a discovery worth noting, we do not have to spend money or hire an exotic […]
You have heard that phrase before, “that’s just the way the world works.” Maybe there is truth in that statement, but why do we only use those words when something is not working out the way we want it to? When things are going great why don’t we find ourselves saying “well, that’s just the
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Want to know why your life is so wonderful? Take a moment and think about what you are thinking about right now. Want to know why your life is not working the way you would like it to work? Take a moment and think about what you are thinking about. If your first response to
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OK, so maybe I am on a theme this week. Wednesday I posted about conspiracy, and today I want to look at how we sometimes feel we must fight the entire world to survive. An interesting thought came to my attention this week; humans, are hardwired to cooperate. When we watch the evening news it
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Sometimes it feels like everyone, and I mean everyone, is out to get us. People are working in the background to sabotage our work, steal the credit for our work, and to just make our lives miserable. I will not say that this is never true, however most people are so busy covering their own
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Today we celebrate Columbus Day. Columbus the hero, the intrepid explorer, the smooth talker, a man of supreme confidence, fearless leader, visionary. Great story! In actuality, Columbus was not the first to know the world was round, he was a pretty good confidence man, he managed to parley some accidents into a general perception of
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I am the first to admit my computer skills are…OK, somewhat behind where they might be. I also like to think I am a pretty even tempered guy, able to deal with things as they come along and keep an even keel, HOWEVER, when I get on the phone with a tech support person about
Are you looking for that someone special? Someone who will have you walking with your feet off the ground? Someone who makes you look forward to living each moment of each day? When we find someone who does that the world changes on so many levels. But here is the truth about that experience which comes
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Ray Kinsella planted his Field of Dreams in Iowa, you plant your Field of Dreams in your heart. You plant this field every day, every moment. No matter if you plant a field of corn, a baseball diamond, or a patio garden there is one thing in common for all these fields, you will have
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At the beach this afternoon I saw an older man go into the surf wearing a long coat, long pants and shoes. He was clearly having a good time and harming no one, but the police showed up. Every time this guy goes to the beach someone calls the police because he isn’t “normal.” In
