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Creating Inspiration

Monday, January 5th, 2009

If you do any creative work, I’m sure you’ve experienced this dilemma: Should you ever work when you aren’t inspired, or should you wait for inspiration?
I’ve had to face this situation many times, whether it involved designing a new computer game or writing an original blog entry. Sometimes inspiration strikes me at the most inopportune [...]

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False Start

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 7, 2003.
I was married three months ago, and I think I may have married the wrong woman. What do I mean when I say that? I thought I was in love, and while I have strong feelings of friendship and goodwill toward her, I [...]

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Rust Upon the Blade

Monday, December 29th, 2008

“A happy heart makes the face cheerful” (Proverbs 15:13).
Abraham Lincoln once observed, “Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” In 1831 Lincoln failed in business; in 1832 he was defeated for the legislature; in 1833 he again failed in business; in 1835 his sweetheart died; in 1836 he [...]

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Life Goes On

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Boy, do I feel old. Or at least older.
No, I didn’t just have a birthday (well, it was last month). I am thirty-seven years old.
No, my oldest child just had a birthday - he turned 13 last Friday (I have four kids - 13, 11, 9, and 8).
Sure, I am not old, and neither is [...]

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Perspectives and Attitudes: Teachers Can Fly

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Last fall I went to visit my mother in Arizona. It was October, but the weather still favored those of us who like early morning coffees on outdoor patios. Mom has two hummingbird feeders on the patio, and to my delight, last year the speedy “mini’s” found their way to her home.
I confess, I [...]

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Go Ahead, Toss the Starfish!

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

There is an old story that tells of a man walking along a beach when up ahead in the distance, he catches sight of another man acting strangely. As he gets closer, he notices the man is picking things up from the sand and throwing them into the water.
Upon reaching him, he sees the objects [...]

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Meditation Technique of Perception

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

One Answer…for all questions - This too will pass…
This meditation technique is quite different from thje conventional meditation techniques. This technique is actually a contemplation exercise and involves thinking over life. Though people of all age can try this technique, it is basically suitable for people with mature age (I mean 18 & above). The [...]

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