TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real ! Life is earnest! And the grave is not…
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A solid foundation
I dreamed last night about discovering a huge uneven gap in the foundation of the house where I was in the dream. It was a two foot gap or better between the broken edges of the basement wall, because, after…
Posted in personal development
Talents
Booknotes on “First, Break all the Rules” by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. The Gallup Organization conducted two in-depth studies. First they asked: what do the most talented employees need from the workplace? They developed 12 questions that measure the…
Love Books
Books are a great place to look for the answers to questions. Sometimes there is one especially excellent book on a subject with all the answers. Other times different books contain elements of truth that can begin to make sense…
Posted in Books, love & relationships
Food expiration dates
Make room in your cupboards by clearing out the old stuff. Sometimes it is obvious when food needs to be discarded. But other times it’s a little less clear. This guide from the Real Simple site can help. Wouldn’t it…
Posted in productivity
A Prison of Our Own Making
This weekend I went to see the movie “Walk the Line” based on the life of Johnny Cash. It portrays his struggles with coming to terms with a difficult childhood and other pressures. In the audition that launched Johnny on…
Posted in goals, personal development
The Different Kinds of Love
The many ways we use the word love are so confusing! The same word can have such different meanings. In the book “The Four Loves” C.S. Lewis has based his ideas on the Greek words for love. This could be…
Posted in love & relationships
A Weekly Personal Development Plan
There are many life areas to set goals and develop personally. The Life Area Energy Level Gauge is a tool that makes it easy to see where to begin with areas that are low. Then plan for actions to take…
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Celebrate!
Looking back over the past year, be sure to congratulate yourself on the successes you have achieved. Sometimes we are in such a hurry to move on to the next goal that we don’t take the time for the pat…
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Visualization Exercises
How do you see your life in the next year? The more clearly we can paint a detailed picture, the more likely it is that it will come true. The following exercises are from the book “Experiences in Visual Thinking”…
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