Undimmed am I by Gregg Hake I gaze into the candlelight Which like my soul burns bright tonight Though Stygian coolness enshrouds my house I am undimmed, my zeal not doused.
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The Privilege of Living
No matter what trials you face, how hard your world presses in on you or how impuissant you feel in relation to your present obligations, you have underneath it all a privilege of inestimable worth: the privilege of living. Begin and end each day with a focused reverence for the privilege of living. Reflect regularly …
It is in me, and shall out!
“Doubt not, O poet, but persist. Say 'It is in me, and shall out.' Stand there, balked and dumb, stuttering and stammering, hissed and hooted, stand and strive, until at last rage draw out of thee that dream-power which every night shows thee is thine own; a power transcending all limit and privacy, and by …
Think for yourself
"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do …
Define yourself
I have a simple thought for you this morning. Properly heeded, this straightforward notion will save you an enormous amount of heartache and bitterness: Define yourself by what you believe in, not by what you don't.
Belief, not skill
More often than not getting more done is less about reallocating your present resources than it is about giving more of yourself than you thought possible. The funny thing is that once you decide to give more, you're suddenly bequeathed with the ability to do so. It may take time to refine the new capacity, …
Paralyzed or Galvanized?
When you encounter a bump in the road or when your plans are thwarted, you can either react passively and be paralyzed or respond actively and galvanize your thoughts and resources around your intentions. For example, if you had an idea about how a project was going to work out and something goes amiss, say, …
Distant Past Now
My brother-in-law gave me a great new LP from The Decemberists for Christmas and I've had a ton of fun playing it in my office. There's something about spinning vinyl in a digital world that I find irresistible but that is neither here nor there. What I really wanted to tell you about today has …
Step up or step out of the way
There are two basic states in nature: growth and decay. The same dichotomy applies with respect to the employees of any company. They are either growing or they are decaying; there is no middle ground. In fact, "holding steady," "hanging in there" and "settling in" are naught but fancy ways of saying "I'm starting to …
Astoundingly Confounding
The health care industry is astoundingly confounding to me. As a nation, more than 75% of our health care spending is on people with chronic conditions. It is well known that chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. It is also understood that four modifiable (aka "you can do something …
Gregory Hake 