Archive for August 2013
Rise above your perceived limitations and thrive!
I’m at Houston’s looking out onto St. Charles Avenue and sipping a glass of red wine. I notice a handicapped person in a motorized wheelchair. There are many, many handicapped people who are extraordinarily resilient beyond all boundaries. Sadly, many are not genuinely appreciated or can gain employment on the level that they are more…
Read MoreKindness
I wrote this essay around a year ago. I had just finished reading the manuscript of Martin Rutte’s new book. He honored me by referring to How to Achieve a Heaven on Earth, the book I edited, to which he contributed an essay, and naming the ten elements. But even more gratifying, his next-to-last quote was…
Read MoreContemplating a world where work is more like play
I am high in the sky, sipping my Coke Zero and on my way to Orlando and a family Disney vacation. My grandchildren will experience wonder and awe and I’ll have a stupendous time observing their childish delight. “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” said Albert Einstein. The folks at Disney are masters of invoking…
Read MoreReading can provide a lifetime of growth in mind, body and “little piece of God”
I have come to enjoy reading so much. There were times in my life that I didn’t do so much reading. But seeking wisdom, knowledge and truth in books can and does broaden our minds and can influence how we treat our body and little piece of God. Even when I’m on vacation, I am…
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