Memories?
What makes a memory? What makes some memories long lasting, even if they are seemingly insignificant incidents? Why do some unpleasant memories persist for so long?
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LOSS? TEMPORARY SET-BACK? FAILURE?
Lose! Step back and Restart? Give-up? Fail? Is it obvious that everyone faces setbacks and even defeat on the road to success? Would it be difficult to find a successful person, business or organization that has not dealt with setbacks, disappointments and even outright defeats? So, what is losing? Is losing when we get knocked […]
Read More LOSS? TEMPORARY SET-BACK? FAILURE?Gratitude & Thanksgiving
Does, a celebration of gratitude deserve more than a single day or a specific time? Is true Thanksgiving more a mindset reflecting gratitude for life and for the people in it? Is gratitude really a philosophy of life in itself?
Read More Gratitude & ThanksgivingQuiet? Solitude?
Why is quiet solitude such an elusive goal? Is it a popular or desired objective for many? Is the pursuit of quiet and solitude worthwhile or something to avoid? How can someone benefit from solitude and from silence?
Read More Quiet? Solitude?Long-Term vs. Short-Term
Does it often seem that we make decisions, take action and make plans, while focusing on the immediate or short-term benefits that we expect or that could result? Are the potential long-term effects sometimes ignored or maybe not even considered? Does such an approach lead to unwanted and unexpected consequences?
Read More Long-Term vs. Short-TermSecond-Guessing?
What instigates the great game of second guessing? Sometimes, is it the realization that decisions are producing unwanted and maybe unnecessary results? At other times, does second guessing actually occur before the results are even known?
Read More Second-Guessing?TEAMWORK? Hockey?
What makes team sports so intriguing to participants and fans? Are people drawn to the excitement of great competition? Do they appreciate the teamwork that is often displayed? Is the dual influence of competition and cooperation exhibited in team sports a lesson for all of us, in our own lives? Is it only about winning and losing, as hyped so much by the media? In actuality, are their more values demonstrated and more lessons to be learned?
Read More TEAMWORK? Hockey?the Impact of Teachers?
Upon reflection, do most of us realize how much we value and appreciate our teachers and what they helped us to learn? Would this include not only those who taught us during our formal education, but others from whom we learned or are learning? If learning is a process, do we continue to gain new teachers and new insights as we live our lives?
Read More the Impact of Teachers?Discernment?
How do we know? In the current contentious state of our culture and society and with the seeming lack of any accountability on social media, how do we discern fact from opinion, the accurate thought from the inaccurate?
Read More Discernment?Constitency?
What does it mean to be consistent? What develops from inconsistency? Why is consistency important? Is consistency the habit of succss?
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