Tag Archives: inspiration from others

Looking at the Surface

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Life is actually simple. It’s principals are straight forward and uncomplicated. Nature will always be its natural self and never a pretender or a poser. Trees are simple. Flowers are uncomplicated. Dogs and cats are predictably the way they are. … Continue reading →

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Pleasure From Such Little Effort

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Gladly I can point my finger at my high school English teacher for awakening my awareness to Victorian poetry. What began when I was fifteen has grown to become a treasured appreciation. I find solace in words as they dance … Continue reading →

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Mostly We Are All The Same

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

We’re all pieces of the same ever-changing puzzle; some connected for mere seconds, some connected for life, some connected through knowledge, some through belief, some connected through wisdom, some through Love, and some connected with no explanation at all. Yet, … Continue reading →

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All Of You Are Right

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world” wrote German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. It’s so easy to think my take on things is the clearest view of reality when everyone has … Continue reading →

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Modesty In Spirit

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Plain and simple, I admire humility. A little thing that happened years ago while checking into a hotel jumps to mind. The lodging was one of those five-star types (Ritz Carlton) where my company meeting was being held and not … Continue reading →

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Personal Points of Truth

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

“Soon You Will Understand… The Meaning of Life” is a book by William Blank published about a decade ago that only came into my awareness recently. The author is “a middle-aged guy who has walked through a big part of … Continue reading →

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Be Led By Your Dreams

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

In my Internet Exploder bookmarks I found a post saved about a year ago titled “12 Things You Should Be Able to Say About Yourself” from a blog called “Mark and Angel Hack Life” ago http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/04/26/you-should-be-able-to-say-about-yourself/ (Thanks M&A for the … Continue reading →

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One I Will Not Forget

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

As I sit and stare into his eyes, and him into mine, it is as if I am looking across time. There is a momentary, but very real connection with this proud Apache Chief. Without knowing how, I am certain … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Not Getting

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

Trolling through my bookmarks and looking at pages saved as possible inspiration for this blog, I came across one called “List of Life Lessons”. Six hundred and forty individual posts are contained within the list that range from originally insightful … Continue reading →

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No Name Necessary

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

A best friend is one of life’s greatest gifts. It’s one sometimes taken for granted until a moment comes when he or she does or says something amazingly insightful; something you need to hear, but are avoiding; something essential that … Continue reading →

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