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Pigs Fly
Do you remember swine flu? The H1N1 swine flu virus appeared in the U.S. in April 2009. It has remained, though not in the headlines. Though no laughing matter, back then nor now, it made me wonder: If swine flew then… Continue reading
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What?!?! Change?!?!?!
How Many _____s Does it Take to Change a … What?!?!?!CHANGE?!?!?! If we don't want change, all change is intimidating. George Carlin said he put some money into one of those change machines and nothing happened. Sometimes, I'd be… Continue reading
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How Much Is All?
Is all everything? "What am I willing to lose in order to gain all?" The parables of the treasure in the field and the pearl of unspeakable worth all lead to the question. Must everything go? Everything? What does that include?… Continue reading
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Opportunity is a Dangerous Thing (reprint from 2009)
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season… Continue reading
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Reveille
It’s time to get up and get going. You are sitting there, quite possibly stumbling upon this blog by accident because you are surfing the internet via a stream of consciousnesses in dedicated avoidance of whatever it is… Continue reading
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Climbing Up and Digging Down
Climb higher to go deeper; Dig deeper to go higher. If your dream is visionary, clear, and compelling, it can make all of the obstacles that life brings seem lesser and the goal, greater. Potholes, bumps, and curves become part of… Continue reading
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Staying Alive: Jive or Thrive
Life is its natural state of being. Some flowers are in full bloom and some a wilting and waiting for death. At any given time, depending on your perspective and the narrative through which you filter life's events and trends,… Continue reading
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Keep On Keeping On
I was asked, yesterday, the secret of staying in one church for 20 years. the first answer that popped into my head was the one I gave, "Don't quit." That's it. Don't quit! Keep on The key to not throwing… Continue reading
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Too Blessed?
It was a morning in 2007. I was coming out of the parking lot after a business meeting when an SUV swung around to my left in a one-way-the-other-way lane to negotiate a left turn in front of me. The driver… Continue reading
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Staying the Course
Staying the course is an effort. Without the effort, there is no movement because the course does not drag us through. We must take steps and those steps are sometimes on uneven ground and along winding paths with ascents… Continue reading
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