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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?

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The Road less Traveled?

Is the road less traveled the right path? Is the choice of path the key? Is it how one follows the path? Is it often about veering off-course to find a different road?

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Good Questions?

Do good questions lead to good answers? Do good answers lead to good questions? What are good questions? What are good answers?

Persuasion?

What is important to swaying people toward you view? Is it about selling your view and opinions? Is it about the facts? Is it about finding common ground as a basis for communication?

NOW? (Again)

Now is the present moment. Or is it? Can I affect anything that is not here now? Is the present moment a finite entity or is it infinite?

Perfection?

Is perfection a bona fide goal? Is it attainable and sustainable? If one pursues perfection, does it help or hinder in the pursuit of long term goals? What does it mean to pursue perfection? Does chasing perfection suggest making no mistakes? Does that hinder growth and development and even success?

Veracity?

Has truthfulness gone out of style? Is it irrelevant in today’s world? Is it ok to say anything, true or not, if it sounds good or fits your perspective? Will this philosophy become more pervasive in the future?

Sharing Thoughts? #2

What happens when someone shares their inner thoughts? What impact does it have on the one who expresses the thoughts? What about the one who receives the thoughts? Are there many layers of effect on the one with whom it is shared?

No?

Would you consider No to be a simple or a complex word? Is it hard to pronounce? Is it hard to understand?

Thoughts?

Do we freely choose the thought on which we are focusing? If so, how do we select that thought? Why do we select that thought? Do some thoughts seem to kidnap our mind and take off with it, without our conscious approval?