Philosophy fascinates me! I don't get most of it, but it makes me feel smarter just reading about it! One particular fascination is the classic argument between Plato and Aristotle.…
She was always cheery. It seemed no matter what, she had a smile on her face. I could count on some inspirational quote or some uplifting phrase every morning as…
"Excellence" is a term we hear a lot in sports and in business. And that ties the word to an idea of achievement or progress.
But there is also an application…
"It's like trying to take an aspirin for cancer!" OK, that got my attention! The speaker was talking about the dangers of watering down the clear message needed for our…
I remember as a boy dreading recess at school. You see, I was a bit of a bookworm and not very athletic, and so when it came to be picked…
I admit it, I can be a workaholic. One of my greatest, personal, fears is being "ineffective" so I work really hard to "produce;" to "get results;" to achieve. Now,…
The whole notion of a high priest is so foreign to we egalitarian Americans and moderns. We are centuries removed from a time when hierarchy and royalty were the norm.…
"Missed it by THAT much." OK, I know I'm dating myself and all my consultants and advisors always warn me when I do this I'm not communicating well to the…
St. Paisios said "Sometimes the devil deceives us and makes us unable to be pleased with anything; however, one can celebrate all things in a spiritual manner, with doxology, and…
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when…