For a nation that has long prided itself on being the personification of freedom in an otherwise unfree world, we’ve been sending some pretty mixed messages lately. If one is to believe our so-called mainstream and conservative media outlets, we are essentially being offered a choice of aligning ourselves with the lying socialists or the racist … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: If by Rudyard Kipling
January 24, 2010 by 1 Comment
Explore the "Sunday Poem" archives here. If Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
January 17, 2010 by 1 Comment
For me, Sundays are days to rest, reflect, ponder and plan. And poetry, with its concentrated imagery and boundless connotations, offers one of the best ways to reflect on truth and the meaning and purpose of life, to lift one's view beyond day-to-day monotony, and stir one's soul to greatness. So I'm instituting a new tradition on the CSL … [Read more...]
Logos, Pathos & Ethos, & Our National Leadership Diet
October 13, 2009 by 3 Comments
The following dialogue is common for me: “Hey, Dave, I’m in training for the upcoming season and would like some diet advice.” “Sure, Chad. I recommend a balanced diet.” “But Dave, I want to lose weight, too.” “Oh, in that case, I recommend a balanced diet.” “Okay, but I also want to know what I should eat before a big … [Read more...]
Are You Living Deliberately?
March 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I'm on to my next book. It's considered a classic by many, the book is Walden by Henry David Thoreau. The premise of the book is quite interesting, as Thoreau writes about what he calls "living deliberately." He removed himself from what society would have called normal life and moves to a squatter's cabin to see how simply he can live. He … [Read more...]
