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All I Really Need To Know I Learned From Bruce Springsteen
What is one of your biggest regrets? While you think it over, here’s a little story about one of mine.It was a hot August day.Read more…The Importance of Mini-Blind Uniformity
Let’s say you and I are sitting at lunch. Suddenly, I jump up, sprint around the room, flipping light switches, raising and lowering the mini-blinds and re-arranging every piece of flatware to point in exactly the same direction. Would you think I’d lost my mind?Read more…Nude Self Portraits: Lessons from Camp
It takes most people about 30 seconds of being around me to realize I am comfortable with my blindness and about another 30 seconds to realize self-deprecating humor is a big part of my personality. Most people instinctively know that they are welcome to laugh along with my jokes and barbs. This is made especially easy when I work with youth as I did late last month at Camp Mo-Val which is located just outside of St.Read more…Live for the Moment!
Several years ago, my favorite aunt and uncle inherited a vintage 1965 Corvair; a car which had literally only been driven by a little old lady to church on Sundays. Recently, my aunt and uncle asked if I’d like to store the car and keep it in good running order by taking it out for drives every few days. Uh, is the Pope Catholic?Read more…Roses and Dates: A Lesson Learned in a Dive
“Sir, would you like to buy the lady a rose?” asked the waitress. Well, maybe she was a waitress, but she’d transformed into a high-pressure salesman in the time it took her to run to the kitchen to get my side of honey mustard.Read more…Sportsmanship
So…been watching the political races? Even if you’ve not been keeping up to date, I’ll wager you’re probably just as tired as I am of the negative rhetoric that has been thrown round lately. Commercials and interviews with the candidates have become as catty as fights between unrealistic characters on cheesy reality television shows.Read more…It's My Right to Insult You!
"But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness" (John 3:17,18).I am na?Read more…Don't Get Caught Without A Life Jacket
Sometimes, no matter how obedient and faithful we are to God, life can still seem like a constant struggle against the current. The harder we fight against situations, the further we go under into the abyss. But the rule of staying alive if you get caught in a real life rip tide is to stay calm, don't struggle or fight against it, just relax and let it take you out and it will eventually bring you back in.Read more…Believe It When You See It - or The Other Way Around?
I'm thinking today about thinking. Interesting concept, huh? How often do we really stop and think about the way we think?Read more…For Granted
So many things I have taken for granted. "The Merriam-Webster Dictionary" definition: 2: something granted; esp: a gift for a particular purpose. I looked that up this evening.Read more…Your Perceptions Create Your Reality
Your perceptions create your reality, which is why it is critical that you be aware of your perceptions and be open to new perceptions. If you believe that 'they' are out to get you, or that 'they' want to keep you down, you will behave in such a way as to prove that point. I had discussion with friends recently about a woman's rise to power and the glass ceiling.Read more…To Celebrate Life
As I drove down the interstate, tension twisted the muscles in my shoulders and neck. Overhead, the canopy of a late afternoon was a jumble of late winter storm clouds and early spring sunshine, ebbing and flowing under a backdrop of deep blue.An object to the right of the freeway caught my eye.Read more…A Blushing Sunrise
My Book of Ups and DownsJudith came in with the smell of earth and mulch clinging to her hands and clothing. She took her straw hat off and hung it on the hat rack. She poured a cup of coffee, took a sip, then set the mug against a mason jar of evergreen clippings on the table.Read more…The Tide Pool
The middle-aged man parked his car at the top of the cliff, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The early Spring sun was hanging low on the horizon, a warm silver-yellow. Lemony foam purled atop the incoming tide, as waves broke gently on the beach.Read more…Choices-Ethical and Moral
We live and die by them. They may affect every aspect of our lives through the happenstance of one small event. Some of us tend to make good choices and then there are those of us who generally make bad choices.Read more…Decoding Beliefs
Every once in a great while, the cosmos align, the gods smile down and I end up seated next to someone on a plane who is NOT a certified lunatic. Rarer still are the times when this individual ends up being way cool to chat with. Considering I spend a good portion of my life at 30,000 feet, when this happens, I’m one happy camper.Read more…Lessons Learned At The Petting Zoo
Last week, I was taking a long walk through my neighborhood with my Seeing Eye dog, Carson, when we encountered a festival filled with happy kids and a carnival atmosphere. Navigating through wall-to-wall people is always a challenge, but I decided to brave it and we pressed on, hoping the sidewalk wouldn’t be blocked.Suddenly, Carson darted off the walkway, his nose aimed with an intensity that could only mean there was another animal nearby.Read more…No Fair!
Picture it… a six-year-old little Marcus, throwing a public temper tantrum that would rival one of the demonic possession scenes from, “The Exorcist.” And what horrible injustice could bring on such a display? Well, a trip to Target where my sister got some new underwear, but I was told I couldn’t have a battery powered Star Wars Light Saber.Read more…What Would You Do if You had a Million Dollars?: An Article for Creating Passion
Last month, I had the privilege of showcasing and exhibiting at the annual convention of my favorite professional organization, the Association of Fraternity Advisors, AFA. AFA is made up of higher education professionals who oversee and direct the activities of college students. It’s great networking, but more than anything, the AFA folks are just a heck of a lot of fun!Read more…Scars
Here’s the definition of scar according to wikepedia.com:A scar results from the biologic process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Inspirational category
- Crystals for Sun Sign in Libra - By: Darlene Siddons
You are attracted to harmonious colors and they are also very important to you; this is the reason Sapphire resonates with you so well. Sapphire is known as the peace stone and it helps you align with the mental, spiritual and physical areas of your life and keeps you in balance which is very important to you. - Overcoming the Effects Abuse can have on One's Self Esteem - By: Angelique Ellerman
Abuse can take many forms and can come from anyone and anywhere. The effects that abuse leaves on our psyche can affect those who are unfortunate enough for the rest of their lives. But there are those who overcome and go on to live happy and productive lives despite the abuse they endured. - Success is a Marathon - By: Matt Jones
Three time cancer survivor and professional speaker shares how he survived cancer three times and ran a marathon after relearning how to walk. These success principles are shared in his keynote speech. - How to Have Lucid Dreams - The Secrets to Lucid Dreaming Revealed - By: Samantha Miles
How would you like to learn how to control your dreams? With lucid dreaming, anything is possible and this article will show you the secrets of how to have lucid dreams so that you can control your every desire while you sleep. - The Importance of the Moment - By: Stacey T Pollock
The moment is where we create and exist. - Laugh Your Way to Pain Relief - By: Steven Hefferon
Building a positive focus in your life-which includes a regular dose of laughter-can play a key role in supporting the body's ability to cure illnesses through its own healing system. - Alternative Notions of Life, a Different Path: Guardian Angels and Universal Laws - By: Carl "J.C." Pantejo
When I really examine my past, I can now see all the instances when some benevolent force, some "guardian angel," stepped in when my situation looked bleak. - You are Changing the World - By: Mashubi Rochell
You are a magnificent and divinely inspired creation of God. You are here on the Earth during this very tumultuous time in history for a sacred purpose. Each soul that is here now, and each soul arriving to the Earth now, is here to participate in the momentous transformation process that is happening on the Earth. You are here not by accident, but by design. You have something unique and precious to contribute to the world, and now is the time for all that you are to unfold and be fulfilled. - Finding Daily Inspiration in Difficult Times - By: Mashubi Rochell
Daily inspiration helps us to stay focused on God's love, no matter what else is going on in our daily lives. In today's world there is such a high level of challenge and rapid change happening for most of us, that it has become even more important to find a way to stay connected with our hearts, and with our inner connection with spirit. - Does Holistic Living Discourage Material Riches? - By: Carmellita Brown
"Does spirituality discourage the experience of material riches?" The answer to this takes us on much deeper levels.