Monthly Archives: September 2007
Do What You Love
Do what you love and find a way to share it with others. That’s my motto, and I’m pleased to find myself in illustrious company. People as diverse as Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett and Wayne Dyer all agree…it’s the secret … Continue reading
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Love, Compassion and a Lot of Humility
In a recent post at Monk at Work, Adam Kayce presents some interesting food for thought. He says that connecting with your own purpose and passion isn’t the same as connecting with the Divine. He doesn’t say how you can … Continue reading
Posted in Following the Path, Happiness, Living Fully
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The Dark Side of Inspiration
We’re often encouraged to push ourselves, to do more with our lives…to stop cheating ourselves by setting our sights too low. That’s probably true for a lot of people. But it’s also true that some people are ruining their lives … Continue reading
Posted in Optimizing Stress
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Living Every, Every Minute
In Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, Emily, the central character, has died in childbirth. She is allowed to come back to earth to revisit one day in her life. She has been warned it will be more than she can … Continue reading
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Finding Inspiration
Where do you find your inspiration…new ideas…new ways of looking at things? Tony D. Clark at Success From the Nest has just asked this question. It made me more aware of how I go about writing these posts. I look … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Live Your Own Life
If I were in the above picture, I would be the fellow in green, looking down, not quite in synch with the others. I would be thinking, “Is this how I want to spend my life…tagging behind others, expected to … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Reprogramming Our Robot Minds
Jenny and Erin at a tongue-in-cheek quest for understanding have started a discussion/contest on the subject of habits. More specifically: How big of a role do habits play in your daily life? Do your habits typically form intentionally or unconsciously? … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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The Fruits of Gratitude
Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity. I sure hope you know what you’re doing. I’m not a religious person. In fact, I don’t intellectually believe in a theist god, one who gets involved in the affairs of humans. But that … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Nurturing Friendships
A friend is someone who brings out the best in you. —Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. -—Marlene Dietrich Who can you call on at 4 o’clock in the morning? For … Continue reading
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