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Positive Storage

Our mind is like a computer with a keyboard and a storage disk. Our words represent our keyboard. Chemical  pathways in the brain represent the brain’s storage disks. Anything that

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Emotional Intelligence

In his best selling book, Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman documented five characteristics of successful leaders: Self-awareness–the ability to recognize the effects of our emotions on others. Self-regulation–the ability to control

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Positive Communication

By the time the average child reaches 18 years of age, he or she has heard 350,000 to 400,000 negative comments. Good parents learn to be instructive without being negative.

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Inspiring People

Andrew Carnegie whose steel conglomerate made him a multimillionaire had 43 millionaires working for him during a time when a million dollars was a lot of money. I will paraphrase

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The Power of Touch

Scientist studying cholesterol metabolism in rabbits found that rabbits who were petted, cuddled, and caressed failed to have high cholesterol levels despite being fed the same high cholesterol diet as

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Out of the Comfort Zone

Warning! Avoid this: Jillian says that Yoga Meltdown combines Yoga “with my dynamic training techniques.” Translate that into  “my exquisitely designed torture methods.” I know. I have experienced her sadism.

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A Wonderful Day

There’s the old joke about the physician’s little girl being asked what she wanted to be when she grew up. She replied, “A patient.” As with many jokes the truth

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Clocking Time

During our visit to Lyon, France we toured Cathedrale Saint-Jean Baptiste. Begun in the twelfth century and completed in 1497, the cathedral has an astronomical clock from the 14th century.

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The Pamphlet

The pamphlet that fluttered off my bookshelf was this one: “The prayer” writes Princess Ileana of Romania “has opened unbelievable vistas within my heart and soul.” The simple prayer—Lord Jesus Christ,

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Serendipity

Vicki and I were visiting our daughter, Wende, and her family in Lyon, France. While crossing the Rhone River on a pedestrian bridge our eyes were drawn upward to the

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Fired By Football

Some of the recent NCAA investigations into alleged malfeasance by college football players reminded me of an article written by Gary Smith in the April 8, 2002, Sports Illustrated —“Lying in

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