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Pat Williams challenges us to see a vision and act on it. via www.youtube.com Go for it! That is Pat's advice. To that I would add the following: GO G – Get ready to dream. Clear your mind of impossibility thinking and faithlessness. Negativity must go. Position yourself to dream. O – Open your mind.…

Splendid     Spacious         Expanse, Spreading forth to the west,     The east,         The north,             The south, Vertical and horizontal             Space, Waves of     Wandering         Wonder. This is     Universal unfolding,         Unfettered movement,             Undeniable understanding. These are birds flying,…

Posted by Dakota O'Leary in Bloggers and Columnists, Dakota O'Leary, Featured Articles on 04 13th, 2009 This article might be offensive to some who consider themselves conservative Christian, but after a year in close quarters with some conservative Christians I used to go to church with on my Facebook, these questions seem to me not…

Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back,    Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-ey'd Love, observing me grow slack    From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning    If I lack'd anything. A guest, I answer'd, worthy to be here:    Love said, you shall be he. I…

Pat Williams has something to say. via www.youtube.com Can you imagine 19 children? How about 16 of them as teenagers? Pat Williams is an inspiring guy in many ways. As a coach, speaker, father, and follower of Jesus Christ, Pat's influence is positive and challenging. This is a promotional video to introduce Pat, but there…

I knew about the choir a bit, but I had no idea what a great work it really was and how many lives were being impacted. They come with such joy and wonder. via www.youtube.com Learn more about this wonderful choir and ministry at http://africanchildrenschoir.com/ I would love to bring them to Fresno! Here are…

Make a difference in one person's life today – just one. How about more? More is great, but start with one. You will be a hero to that one. You will encourage yourself. Encouraged, you will be better prepared for the next. You can make a difference. Because you can, you should. Because you should,…

Sen. Jim Webb, a Democrat from Virginia, met with Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein (center) and Senior Gen. Than Shwe (right) during a rare visit by a U.S. lawmaker to the nation also known as Burma. via www.npr.org Here is a cause for gratitude. Webb was also afforded the opportunity to speak on behalf…

Eunice Shriver was a great woman, but she also helped other people achieve greatness. That is a big part of what made her great. Lifting others is what true greatness is about. Our greatness is to be found in the deposits we make in the lives of others. Loretta Claiborne was one of those people…

by Randy James Sure, they may while away their days eating, sleeping and soiling diapers. But Alison Gopnik says it's high time that babies got some respect. In her new book, The Philosophical Baby, the University of California, Berkeley, psychologist says modern research is revolutionizing our understanding of the first years of life, revealing early…