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You Have Got To Be Kidding

We desire status. The acquisition of things gives us status. We want to attend certain schools, churches, become members of certain organizations, be seen at certain events with certain people and wearing certain clothes because we want status. In every strata of our...
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The Best of You

Individuals, groups and numerous external circumstances continuously dictate to us who we are and what should be the purpose and content of our lives. We have difficulty hearing our own voice. Too often we surrender who we are in order to emulate others. The...
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The Birth of an Idea

When an idea is birthed in you, you are its guardian. It is your responsibility to give a clear explanation of its value to the enterprise for which you are working. Initially, the concept may look powerful and inviting—to you. However, it may not be viewed or...
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A Dynamic of Mutuality

We all have a perception of how knowledge comes to us. The teacher imparts to the student, the doctor to the patient, the broker to the investor, officers to the lower rank, trainer to trainees, expert to novice. There seems to be a prescribed order to imparting...
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Meet the Dawn

In front of the east facing window of her third-floor bedroom she sits in a large living room chair long ago moved to her room. The sky is blue-black and the whole world seems to be in a deep slumber. Sometimes she sits here because worry blocks sleep. At other times,...
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Something New

Initially, the thing protruding from the slime was covered with mud and garbage, but its reflection divided the rays of sunlight into mini swirls of rainbow colors. It was beautiful even there among the rancid food, discarded bottles and crushed paper. It was the...