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The Deep Roots of Integrity

The Deep Roots of Integrity by: David Leonhardt I planted 81 trees this spring. Those trees with large root systems will surely grow strong and healthy, even if they look like just a twig above the ground. Those with smaller root systems are in ...

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Only Two Paths

Once upon a time, there was a retarded young man whose heart's desire was to go out on church visitation. One might wonder what good a retarded person could accomplish. But, it was decided to let him go.He walked up to a strange door, in a stra...

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Reflect Upon Your Harvest at Thanksgiving

I don't know about you, but at this time of year I always think of work. It’s harvest time. Because of the years I spent in the MidWest, I was around people who were harvesting produce, bringing in the crop for the year. The quirks of nature n...

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Personal Operating Principles

Many years ago, inspired by Steven Covey's '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' I created a personal mission statement. In order to fulfill that mission, I also developed a set of 'Operating Principles'. I think of these ope...

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8 Steps You Can Take Today to Make Changes in 2003

8 Steps You Can Take Today to Make Changes in 2003by Laurie Meade"As a new year begins, we start reflecting on the past and decide we are going to change. We want to accomplish something. A new year could spark a new beginning; however, it gives most...

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EXPLORE YOUR INNER SPACE

This is the Space Age! Explorations in outer Space are going on in leaps and bounds. Yet the problems of the individual are not that much different from those of the earlier stages of civilization. They're only more so!This is the age of explora...

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The Psychology of Torture - Part II

Sometimes the victim comes to crave pain – very much as self-mutilators do – because it is a proof and a reminder of his individuated existence otherwise blurred by the incessant torture. Pain shields the sufferer from disintegration and capitula...

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5 Steps to Responding Rather Than Reacting to Anger

Think of your brain as a juke box where most of your records – your reactions to different situations – were recorded well before your reached adolescence. Then, as life goes on and every time someone pushes your button, you automatically play th...

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A Simple but Powerful Guide to Meditation

You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included. Copyright 2004 Rob Watsonrobwatson@waytosuccess.nethttp://www.waytosuccess.net......................................Learning ...

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Boxing it Up for Christmas

If there’s one thing your introverted child would like for Christmas more than anything else in the whole world, it’s a room with a door that closes.It’s not as simple as asking for one. And by the way, a closet will do and even a big box as yo...

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