January 2010
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WatchSeth Godin: Quieting the Lizard Brain from 99% on Vimeo
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“There are two ways to get to the top of the oak tree. One way is to sit on a...”
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In Defeat, Faith in God Gets Opportunity to Shine... →
I know we are a bit past the point where information about this game is still relevant. However, I was so struck by his conviction during the post game hoopla, and Im not easily struck by that kind of stuff.
Its usually very easy for me to tell those that actually believe what they are saying and those that are just paying lip service. I think that I probably would have said something similar to...
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Tomorrow
He was going to be all that a mortal could be… Tomorrow. None should be kinder or braver than he… Tomorrow. A friend who was troubled and weary he knew, Who’d be glad of a lift and who needed it, too, On him he would call to see what he could do… Tomorrow. Each morning he’d stack up the letters he’d write… Tomorrow. And he thought of the friends he would fill...
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“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a...”
– M. Scott Peck in The Road Less Traveled
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Day 10 of 365
I have a confession to make. After a half conscious debate at 5:15 this morning, I decided that I was not going to roll out of bed at 5:15 and start my day that early. It was a bit of a dilemma but I feel like I had good reason. You see, I had to get up at 3:55am yesterday to drop Kristin off to go to the airport. I got home around 4:30 and decided that instead of going back to sleep,...
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“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will...”
– Jeremiah 17:7-8 (great words to live by)
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30 Days to Becoming and Early Riser
Otherwise known as Day 3 of 365
Needless to say this time of the year there is a lot of talk about resolutions, goals and creating better habits for the new year. I was actually surprised recently to read that only 14 percent of all people actually set some sort of resolution or goal for the New Year. I was not surprised, however, to read that typical lifespan on those resolutions that are set...
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New Decade
It’s amazing how much things can change over the course of one year, much less 10 years. I’ll have to admit, until recently, when I started to see the various countdowns of the decade on TV stations, I hadn’t given much thought to the fact that 2009 was indeed the end of the decade.
Over this past week Kristin has spent some time chronologically sorting boxes of pictures that have been neglected...
“Many of us view God as our spare tire, when we should view God as our steering...”
6 ways to start 2010 doing instead of dreaming →
Whether you have one resolution or a thousand, wouldn’t it be a fabulous accomplishment to be able to say to yourself that 2010 was the year you stopped dreaming about accomplishing your resolutions and started to do them?