My father went to Catholic school and was raised in the Catholic faith. My mother was brought up in the Episcopalian faith, as were my brothers and I. We lived in a number of interesting places around the world growing up as Army brats and were exposed to a variety of religions and cultures. After …
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People of Worth
"Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live." - Socrates I had dinner in the local hospital cafeteria last evening and couldn't help but notice how incredibly ill everyone looked at the tables around me...and these were the "healthy" visitors and staff! It seems to me …
Life’s Vivifying Powers
"Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Be it a doorway, off-ramp or phase of life, every exit is an entrance into something else. There is just no escaping the continuity of life. You can turn your back on it, stop believing in its ability to course through your …
Flexibility 101: A Primer for Small Business
As a manager of several small businesses I am constantly scanning my organization to identify and amplify best practices. One particular quality stands out to me of late as being critical to building a successful organization: flexibility. A growing small business is typically typically a dynamic environment. Small businesses, like their larger counterparts, live and …
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The Very Best I Can
"If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings …
Trivial Pursuit
My sons and I are reading Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth and there is mention of the runic alphabet used to write various Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet. It's the first alphabet the boys have seen other than English and they were thoroughly intrigued. If you've ever …
Forest for the Trees
I am deeply fascinated by the mode of living which was perhaps best described some 2,000 years ago with the phrase "Resist not evil." It is a simple concept, really, but it can be applied to just about any situation you can come across in the world today. Think about the field of medicine. Virtually …
Treasure Trove of Detail
Each and every jot and tittle of life is richly detailed, but it's easy to miss the lovely subtle essences if you're not careful. I've made it a point when I'm with my children to point to the hidden treasure trove of detail in any and everything. One of the best ways I've found to …
Time will tell
Time will tell by Gregg Hake Night falls on another generation Men born into a cruel world now pass To the next. Day dawns on another generation Hopes and dreams surge against the tides and swells Of the past. Will the shores of our unformed tomorrows Be redrawn by the hand of man or God? …
Ever-Ascending Path
“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.” - Winston Churchill I've …
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