Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. The Life of a Day Tom Hennen Like people or dogs, each day is unique and has its own personality quirks which can easily be seen if you look closely. But there are so few days as compared to people, not to mention dogs, that it would be surprising if a day were not a hundred times more interesting than most … [Read more...]
Article V: A Potential Path to Restore State Sovereignty & Citizen Responsibility
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Shanon Brooks According to Article V of the U.S. Constitution, a Constitutional Convention could be activated by the application of at least 34 states. There are two strongly-held opinions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of such a convention. One purports that such a move would likely put the nation and her 224 year-old charter in … [Read more...]
How More May Be Less
September 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Chris Brady Happiness lies not in getting what you want but in wanting what you have. In a rushed society of more, bigger, faster, shinier, louder, fancier, more expensive, more expansive, more ostentatious -- something must get crowded out. Usually those "somethings" are the little things. And often, those little things might be the … [Read more...]
A Genie & Entrepreneurship
September 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille The old Cold War-era joke is told of an American, a Frenchman, and a Russian, lost in the wilderness, who find a lamp and rub it. Out comes a Genie. He offers them each one wish, for a total of three. The American pictures the large ranch owned by the richest people in the valley where he grew up, and wishes for a ranch ten … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: In a Dark Time by Theodore Roethke
September 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. In a Dark Time Theodore Roethke In a dark time, the eye begins to see, I meet my shadow in the deepening shade; I hear my echo in the echoing wood-- A lord of nature weeping to a tree, I live between the heron and the wren, Beasts of the hill and serpents of the den. What's madness but … [Read more...]
Do These Shackles Make Me Look Fat?
September 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Humans tend to remain oblivious to all but the most tumultuous changes. Few of us notice the first few pounds we’ve put on. It’s not until our clothing becomes obviously and uncomfortably tight that we suspect something is amiss. Even then few are willing to step on a scale to confirm the suspected weight gain and fewer still are willing to … [Read more...]
Named Must Your Fear Be, Before Banish It You Can
September 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Kevin Mogavero “Named must your fear be before banish it you can.” ~ Yoda Ya’ gotta love Yoda! The thing I love most about this particular quote is that he ends the sentence with, “you can.” Which is a pretty powerful assumption – that you can banish your fear. It’s pretty amazing that banishing our fears and achieving our dreams can be … [Read more...]
You Haven’t Told Them Until You’ve Shown Them
September 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Chris Brady Nightmares Imagine you’re on stage in front of a bunch of people. They’re all looking at you, it’s quiet as a funeral home, you can hear a pin drop, your mouth is dry, and you have no idea what to say or what you’re even expected to say. You don’t know why you’re there, you don’t even know who these people are, and then you … [Read more...]
LIFE Adversity Quotient
August 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Orrin Woodward Adversity Quotient (AQ) is the ability to persevere through numerous setbacks in order to achieve one’s dreams. Everyone has the ability to develop AQ, but winners through purpose, vision, and perseverance develop it, while the rest do not. The LIFE community is a great way to start learning AQ. Here is a portion of the … [Read more...]
A New Definition of Success
August 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Oliver DeMille The Religion of Prosperity The lasting legacy of the twentieth century may be its materialistic definition of success. Indeed, the “religion” of prosperity has grown to dominate politics, philosophy, religious debate, family and community culture and even education (people sent their children to school with patently … [Read more...]
