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    Shameless Persistence

    One day Jesus’s disciples asked him how to pray—which is hilarious when you think about it: here they are talking with God (aka Jesus) asking him, ‘How should we talk with you?’ Remarkably, Jesus gives them the lay of land:…

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    Persistence and Habit

    “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.” ― Octavia E. Butler, Bloodchild and Other Stories…

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    Kill your idols.

    “People are not who you want them to be. Kill your idols. Sure there are things we can learn from people–but people aren’t going to be what you think they are–what they should be. “People, even those people you have…

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    Being There

    Journal entry from 2013 It was touching last night to see daughter Michelle laying in bed with my youngest son Casey watching a National Geographic program on sharks. They were cuddled up in bed and Casey what was beaming with…

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    How to be Worthy of Love

    “Love is happiness”, a lonely young woman once told me. She said, “Nobody loves me, and I will never be happy until I am loved”. Do you feel unloved? Do you feel unworthy of being loved?  Have you been abandoned…

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    Steve Jobs on Courage

    Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner…

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    Fatigue

    “Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.” – Dale Carnegie 00

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    Commune

    I hate that word community—and worse, I dread that being in community is an absolute necessity to living a fulfilled, semi-sane life. Loners are skewed. They wobble. Even if you’re a genius, if you’re a loner genius you’ll be lonely.…

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    Rekindled

    “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” —Albert Schweitzer 00

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    How to Develop Healthy Habits

    You might be expecting a lard load of advice from a know-it all. Were it only so.  On the whole, habits have gotten the worst of me. Play word association, you say ‘Habit’ I say ‘Bad!’.  My strength is to…

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    Discouragement

    Discouragement implies futility, induces emotional pain, suggests you will find relief if you quit trying. Your efforts may cease, but the pain will remain. Discouragement misinterprets the present and dooms the future. It stifles the now, foments hopelessness, and pockmarks…

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