"Remember, that of all the elements that comprise a human being, the most important, the most essential, the one that will sustain, transcend, overcome and vanquish obstacles is - Spirit!" - Buddy Ebsen You needn't look far in the pages of history or the chapters of your life to see that spirit is essential to both being …
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Creative Momentum
"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right!" – Henry Ford The fear of doing something is often consumes more energy than simply doing it. Those fears are compounded by inaction, heightened by vacillation, and magnified by short-sightedness. That said, fears are best overcome by action. The pattern of action …
Effective Listening
Just as peace is more than just the absence of war, effective listening is more than simply eschewing the bad habit of interrupting others or anxiously awaiting an opportunity to make your point. Effective listening involves being at rest while another speaks - until they have completed their thought - and allowing the spirit which …
Autumn
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." ― Albert Camus Autumn is such a wonderful season, such a beautiful time of the year. It's baskets are filled with the rich and deep hues that declare the mellow musings of nature's soul. Autumn is a time of reflection, like that special time …
Light and Love
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches Whether you talk about wars between nations or petty arguments between people, the truth of the matter is that only light …
Friendship
"Poems of Friendship, Early Friendship" by Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814–1902) The half-seen memories of childish days, When pains and pleasures lightly came and went; The sympathies of boyhood rashly spent In fearful wanderings through forbidden ways; The vague, but manly wish to tread the maze Of life to noble ends,—whereon intent, Asking to know …
Eternal Peace
Living in this world is not always easy. Life is navigation. Courses are charted by decisions. Everyone makes them. No one can escape them. Nevertheless there is peace in the midst of life, for each and every one. But peace must be chosen. It must be declared boldly in the face of great challenges, against …
Dewdrops
"Dewdrops", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Dewdrops on the grass Dangling in the first light― Like the poet's verse.
Noble Nature
"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character." ― George Eliot, Middlemarch There is little in …
A Stocked Pond
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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