Added Perspective

I've observed a spate of people driving with one foot on the gas pedal and one on the brakes. I'm sure you've seen them, people who accelerate for a stop or even who cruise along at highway speeds with their brake lights permanently on. It's not typically a wiring problem, well, at least not in …

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The Right Door

"You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door." ~ Henry Ward Beecher Office dynamics are fascinating. Put a bunch of unrelated people together in a pressure cooker environment and you have a recipe for a complex blend of interpersonal relationships. …

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Viewer Discretion is Advised

"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion." ~ Thomas Jefferson Rather than complain about the …

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Rise up! Grab life by the horns!

"The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune." ~ Plutarch When you come across a patch of bad luck, do you tend to blame, complain, regret, disdain or collapse in futility? If so, you are likely missing a HUGE opportunity. How you handle misfortune sows the seeds for the next …

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