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Friends
Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself [felt that way] ― C.S....


Original Ideas!
Austin Kleon's book Steal Like An Artist, gives some tips on being creative. “If we’re free from the burden of trying to be completely...


What's Normal?
To some people, even this guy looks normal! What IS Normal? The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well . . . And the...


Compliments
I can live for two months on a good compliment -Mark twain I didn't realize just how bad I was at accepting compliments until a friend...


. . . . From the Hallway
Makin' the best of a bad situation! A young friend of mine, suffering with serious health issues at MD Anderson, was going through...


Comparison
Comparison is the crush of conformity on one side and comparison from the other side. It's simultaneously trying to 'fit in' and 'stand...


Gratitude
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude! If you're having trouble finding joy . . . . take a minute. Look around. (This seemingly...


Aim High
An earthquake rocked the mountainside shaking one of four eagle eggs out of the nest sending it down to the chicken farm below. The...


Jailhouse Rock
Successful people make the best use of their time! Someone once wisely pointed out: Time is free. But it's priceless. You can't own it...


Love Your Neighbor
I meet such a wide variety of fascinating people as I travel. Their jobs, descriptions, situations, struggles and personalities are all...


The Art of Listening
Sales people are always on the offensive. We have loads of great information and help for people who could do so much better if they...


Kindness
Be kind. Because everyone you meet is going through some sort of battle. Someone recently said "relationships are becoming harder these...


Perspectives
Everybody sees things their own way. Both ways could be right -- but we have to talk and listen to other people's views to understand...


Aging . . .
For many of us the term “aging” is a negative. Relative to our adult lives we want to avoid it, cover it, hide it, surgically modify it,...


The Youniverse
Looking up at the stars reminds you that things that are worrying you or stressing you out aren't really that big after all. The universe...


Letting Go
Last week my wife and I watched our daughter Karlie leave for a Mission Trip to Scotland. We are very proud of her but like all...


Charity wrapped with dignity
A friend of mine would go out of his way to buy simple goods from poor people at high prices, even though he did not need them . When...


New and Improved!
Engineer Steve Sasson invented the digital camera in Kodak's R&D labs in the 1970s. At that time Kodak owned over 80% of the film...


Relax!
You can run, but you can't hide: Stress is everywhere! The teacher invited a student to the front of the class and gave him a glass of...


Thou Shall Not Steal
A middle aged man approached an older man with a smile, and asked him: "Do you remember me?" Unable to remember, the younger man told...
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