Category Archives: Lifelong Learning
Checking Our Assumptions
One of our magazines had the following puzzle: Remove eight letters from the following to reveal a common garden crop. Okay, there are 20 letters there. So there would be 12 left after we remove 8. But what common garden … Continue reading
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How Important Are Goals?
How important are goals to you? They’re often touted as great motivational tools… they’re one way of spicing up our lives. But the activities that have brought me the greatest joy have been the ones that I’ve made long-term commitments … Continue reading
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Good Government, An Age-Old Problem
comics.com As usual this post is presented as food for thought. In a comment to last week’s post Rummuser said he thought the U.S. and Indian governments have been destroyed by capitalism. Here is my view: I don’t agree … Continue reading
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Saner Fashions?
The prime minister of Bangladesh has ordered male government employees to stop wearing suits, jackets and ties to save electricity. —BBC News It’s good to read that a bit of sanity is starting to influence men’s fashions. Yea, Rummuser for … Continue reading
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Is It Possible to Be Overly Generous?
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. Do you think it’s possible to be too generous, to help too much? I’m sure Grannymar will agree with me…yes! Some people will take advantage of the good nature of other people. I’ve even been in … Continue reading
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The Law of Attraction?
comics.com Have you ever had days like this? 😉 We all know the power of positive thinking, but is it enough? When the universe doesn’t meet our expectations do we need something a bit deeper? I sure think so.
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It’s Nice to Have Choices
comics.com I’m like the fellow in the cartoon, I like to have choices. I have a lot on my plate right now, but I never make To Do lists. They make me feel pressured and my Inner Rebel starts … Continue reading
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A Different Golden Rule
Never do unto others what you would have others do unto you. They might have different tastes. —George Bernard Shaw Some kind of help is the kind of help that helping’s all about. Some kind of help is the kind … Continue reading
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Oops!
Robert Hruzek’s writing challenge this month is What I Learned From Bloopers, Mistakes, and Embarrassing Moments. No problem. I can do that. 😉 The incident that comes to mind is when I almost strangled a dog…accidentally, of course. I was … Continue reading
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What Kind of Sound Does a Snail Make?
A mother, father and daughter were taking a walk, enjoying the sounds of nature. Mother: I love the sound of the wind rustling in the trees. Father: I love the twittering of the birds. Little Girl: I love the … Continue reading
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