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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Are We Truly a Divided People?
We are an agitated people. Surrounded by media, saturated with “news,” inundated by commentary and analysis, we begin and end and live our days in an atmosphere of fear and anxiety, us versus them, right versus left, and this right … Continue reading
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Tagged complex, fear, hate, news, right, thinking
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Managing Thinking, Creative People — Why?
Look it up on the Internet sometime: how to manage people. It’s something business and corporation interests obsess about: How to Manage People Who Don’t Want to Be Managed Managing Difficult People Don’t Manage: Lead Be the Leader That People … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, inspirational, Job, Life, Lifestyle, self-improvement, success, Work
Tagged creativity, freedom, individual, manage, managing people, thinking
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How Many Friends Is “Normal”?
When we live too much in the imaginary world of TV, movies, and social media, we start to believe that fantasy is reality. Take friendship, for example. In the land of myths, six to eight young, attractive, witty men and … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Relationships, self-improvement, success
Tagged family, friends, friendship, movies, sisters, TV
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So American — Assigning Value Numbers to People
In the U.S., we pride ourselves on being a classless society, but we’re really not. We have our Hollywood idols, our political royalty, our Silicon Valley Influencers, and a selection of Instagram celebrities who are famous because . . . … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, success, thinking, Work
Tagged celebrity, good shepherd, important, rich, score, value
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Too Much Stuff? Yes, It’s Stressful
It’s fun to have things, nice things — a car that works, comfortable furniture, books and mugs and clothing and kitchen appliances and meaningful knick knacks — stuff. And, in the United States, most of us have a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, self-improvement, simple living, success
Tagged hoarders, material, mental, stress, stuff
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Lies and Darkness, Truth and Light
Lies thrive in darkness, and when the light shines on them, scuttle away like cockroaches. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, self-improvement, success, thinking
Tagged gossip, lies, light, rumors, shadows, truth
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Who Wants to Be Angry All the Time?
This last week, I encountered a number of angry, irritated people. A couple of them came out verbally swinging, and while my first reaction was to swing back, I didn’t. Instead, I did the old “a soft answer turns away … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, self-improvement, simple living, spirituality, success
Tagged anger, angry, customer, palouse falls, problems, water
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Peace and Quiet — We NEED These
Some words go together really well, like “cookies and milk,” or “crackers and cheese.” Food aside, another fine pairings of words is “peace and quiet.” And while it’s possible to enjoy cookies without the milk, or crackers without the cheese, … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, cookies, crackers, milk, noise, peace, quiet, stress
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