Kronos and Kairos

Kronos (Κρόνος) is an ancient Greek word meaning chronological or sequential time. It is measured by clocks, we tend to race against it and somewhere along the way we began to equate it with money. While virtually everything in modern civilization hangs upon this word, there is another type of time that is often overlooked, …

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Deep Feeling, Shallow Knowledge

If you feel deeply about something doesn't it make sense that you would seek to know as much as you could about the object of your affection? I read an article yesterday that blew me away. The article, "Basic Religion Test Stumps Many Americans," looks at the fact that Americans are deeply religious people who …

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Pride, Passion and Happiness: The Disappearing Artisan

Look at the world you center. Do you take great pride in it? Do you sweep the sidewalk at the storefront of your life daily, at daybreak? Do you polish the doorlatch to your home and straighten the welcome mat for friends and enemies? Do you feel you have the opportunity, nay the responsibility to aim to be the very best [enter your job title here] that ever walked the earth? If so, kudos to you. If not, get to it. (And have a wonderful day.)