My sons' recent fishing exploits in our farm pond and in nearby Lake Lanier have taught them a number of lessons about patience, luck, and persistence. Perhaps one of the greatest lessons I've seen them experience in a number of ways is that of realizing that the fish don't just magically attach themselves to your …
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Genuine Thankfulness
My eldest son earned a new fishing rod this weekend after fishing with a starter set for a number of months. His dedication to and interest in the sport made it obvious that the next level of rod and reel would do more than just add to the coffers of the local sporting goods store …
The Adulteration of You
Scientifically and spiritually speaking, adulteration is the process of corruption, debasement, or making impure by the admixture of baser materials. This process works out in your life whenever you choose to grant inferior substances - be they people, thoughts or things - access to your mind, heart or life. In consumer goods, adulterants are often …
Maturity
I was meditating on the nature of maturity recently and I recalled something that Saul Bellow once remarked. He said: "A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him." One sign of immaturity is an unwillingness to be responsible for one's decisions, behaviors, and actions, be …
Fool’s Gold and Fool’s Mate
"The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants." ~ General Omar Bradley Education - whether formally given or self-taught - is necessary, but not sufficient to the expression of balanced wisdom. I have known highly-educated medical doctors, for instance, whose fervent devotion to …
Your Purpose in Life
"It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?" ~ Henry David Thoreau How many of your daily activities are devoted to honestly purposeful, generative activity? Like ants, we move around busily from place to place and activity to activity, but how often do you …
Three Hundred Sixty-Five Days!
"At one and the same time we must philosophize, laugh and manage our household and other business, while never ceasing to proclaim the words of true philosophy." ~ Epicurus I am delighted to note that this morning's post marks three hundred sixty-five consecutive daily blogs on Gregg Hake's Blog! It has been a delightful process …
Taking Time to Grow
Taking Time to Grow by Mary Mapes Dodge ‘Mamma! mamma!’ two eaglets cried, ‘To let us fly you’ve never tried. We want to go outside and play; We’ll promise not to go away.’ The mother wisely shook her head: ‘No, no, my dears. Not yet,’ she said. ‘But mother, dear,’ they called again, ‘We want …
Phenomenal Women
"The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman." ~ Mexican Proverb I read this and had to chuckle as it is either a statement of profound wisdom or a proclamation made by the Mexican Ambassador to the Lollipop Guild upon seeing the legs and red shoes of the Wicked Witch of …
Phenomenal Women
"The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman." ~ Mexican Proverb I read this and had to chuckle as it is either a statement of profound wisdom or a proclamation made by the Mexican Ambassador to the Lollipop Guild upon seeing the legs and red shoes of the Wicked Witch of …
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