Thoughts are a remarkable source of power and energy when you harness them. As we become aware of what we are thinking and begin to recognize that our attitudes and actions follow thought, we can begin to make better choices about what we “feed” our thoughts. “You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your … [Read more...]
Defining Ourselves
May 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I’ve thought long and hard about the process individuals and companies go through to define themselves. We’ve all had experiences with companies and individuals who preach one thing and do another. You’ve seen it! There is an idea, a promise, or a pitch that we bought into and then were vastly disappointed when the results were not … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
May 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. The Village Blacksmith Henry Wadsworth Longfellow UNDER a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan; His … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: A Girl’s Garden by Robert Frost
May 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. A Girl's Garden Robert Frost A neighbor of mine in the village Likes to tell how one spring When she was a girl on the farm, she did A childlike thing. One day she asked her father To give her a garden plot To plant and tend and reap herself, And he said, "Why not?" In casting about for a corner He … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: How Did You Die? by Edmund Cook
May 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. How Did You Die? Edmund Cook Did you tackle that trouble that came your way With a resolute heart and cheerful? Or hide your face from the light of day With a craven soul and fearful? Oh, a trouble’s a ton, or a trouble’s an ounce, Or a trouble is what you make it. And it isn’t the fact that you’re … [Read more...]
Reviving the “McGuffy Paradigm”
May 4, 2010 by 1 Comment
Have you heard of the McGuffy Readers? Do you know there were 120 million of them sold in the middle part of our nation’s history? They were the standard educational text for America for a hundred years. So what's in them? Well, the first page of the first book talks about cats and rats, the second page shows the cat eating the rat, the third … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: The Builders by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
May 2, 2010 by 2 Comments
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. The Builders Henry Wadsworth Longfellow All are architects of Fate, Working in these walls of Time; Some with massive deeds and great, Some with ornaments of rhyme. Nothing useless is, or low; Each thing in its place is best; And what seems but idle show Strengthens and supports the rest. For the … [Read more...]
Postmodern Politics: Individualist or Relationship-Based?
April 26, 2010 by 6 Comments
Confidence in human institutions is fading. Modernism is slowly losing its foothold as many human beings are seeing that institutions are unable to deliver the happiness they claim to provide. In fact, many are beginning to see the authoritarian nature of most human institutions as a limit to their pursuit of happiness, an encroachment on … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: Diary of an Old Soul by George MacDonald
April 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. Contribute your thoughts on the poem to the community by commenting below. Diary of an Old Soul George MacDonald (Excerpt, Read the Full Diary Here) How many helps thou giv'st to those who would learn! To some sore pain, to others a sinking heart; To some a weariness worse than any smart; To some a … [Read more...]
Changing Lanes, Part 5: Future Leaders
April 24, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 4 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Thus far, I have proposed a specific solution to a specific problem. This trend towards federalism, and the opportunity it provides jurists and scholars to empower mediating entities gives me hope for a unified America. But I … [Read more...]
