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Category Archives: Faith
We’re Not Turning into Zombies, Are We?
One of the most important aspects of being human is acting humane to one another — treating our brothers and sisters on the planet like people, not zombies. Continue reading
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Tagged disease, fear, human, question, think, zombies
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What Is Freedom? And Are We Free?
Freedom begins with thinking. The more noise, the more chatter, the more distractions, the less easy it is to get away from it all and process all we are being told. Continue reading
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Tagged free, freedom, laws, thinking, thoughts
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Whom Do We Trust?
In a world of mass media, we feel like we “know” a lot of people, many of them famous faces. But just recognizing a face doesn’t mean it’s worth giving our complete and total trust to it. Continue reading
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Tagged influencer, snuggling, Social Media, trust, TV
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We Need Time to Think
We are bombarded with information, and it’s difficult to know how to sort it all out. To do so, we need time away from the noise and chatter, time in a place of silence where we can think. Continue reading
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Tagged calm, deep thinking, media, news, thinking
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Afraid? Don’t Be. You Have the Courage You Need
Courage is not what we see glorified in movies and TV shows. Courage is what real people show every day as we face the challenges in our lives. Continue reading
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Tagged challenge, courage, fear
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Fear Blocks Our Ability to Think
Fear and facts do not necessarily go together. Before we fall into the first, we want to make sure that we’ve taken time — in a silent, peaceful setting away from noise and chatter — to think about, question, and analyze the latter. Continue reading
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Tagged calm, fear, news, peace, think
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The History of Real People Isn’t Boring
When I was a schoolgirl, history bored me. But then again, my only exposure to it was through textbooks, which have a knack for distilling entire civilizations into lists of emperors, kings, conquerors, presidents, financial magnates and military generals, whose … Continue reading
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Tagged family, history, kings, ordinary, ordinary people, powerful, presidents
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Problems Are Mountains and Mountains Can Be Climbed
If there is a large mountain in our way, and we have to get to the other side, it doesn’t do much good to pretend that it isn’t there. And yet, we do this all the time, not so much … Continue reading
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Tagged mountain, ordinary people, people, polarizing, problems
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Driven to Succeed — and Discontent
We are a driven people. And whether what drives us is ambition or anger, pressure or fear or desire or purpose, the result is that we never rest. There is always something we need to do to move forward, to … Continue reading
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Tagged boy, driven, goals, kite, purpose, success
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Major Decision? Don’t Be Rushed
Whether we’re buying something or considering a major life change, we are constantly pressured to make the decision fast. And if we don’t make the “right” decision, we’re blamed for being too hasty. Why not make it easier on ourselves and take the time we need in the first place? Continue reading
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Tagged decisions, opportunities, passage, paths, tides
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