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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Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, that’s what the Bill of Rights say are our rights are as Americans. Life; well I presume you have that. Liberty; you chose to read this, so we are good there, but what about happiness? Here is my simple recipe for happiness; ask yourself every night; “how am
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Which poet said the English and Americans are divided by a common language? Let’s take that a step further, we Americans are separated by a common language too. It is the subtlety of the use of our language which divides us. If I say “I love you” that can mean about a half a million things!
Would you be surprised to learn that some people actually thrive on suffering? Would you think me mad if I said that rather than being unhappy suffering, there are those among us who think the more they feel they are suffering, the happier they feel, at least to themselves? As odd as this may sound,
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Not being an M.D. I cannot say for certain, but I would think one truth about humans which might irk someone who has dedicated themselves to study and practice for so many years is that in the end there is nothing any human can do to heal another human being. Take for example the number
You are probably very familiar with the concept that when you drop a pebble into a pond it will produce ripples which emanate from the central point. You are also most likely aware that this is how ideas and changes spread; from a central point outward to the community at large. These are great thoughts,
This one is just for fun; think about the changes you have seen in your life and ask; was it an evolution or was it a revolution? Was the Black Power movement of the 60’s a revolution or was it an evolution of the 1964 Civil Rights Act? Was the Woman’s Rights movement an evolution of
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