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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Squeezing Ever Tighter
“The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.” — Thomas Merton There will be many goals set tomorrow on New Year’s Day. Goals like learning a new language, writing a book, cleaning out the garage, and being more productive are at … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House, In the community
Tagged 2013, giving time, goal setting, Goals, helping others, Helping Out, self improvement, toothpaste
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Stuck Inside Our Own Worldview
“We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are, not as they are said to be.” — George Bernard Shaw The more our media specializes, the greater the risk of getting stuck in our … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged current-events, facebook, Fox, fox news, media, msnbc, politics, twitter, worldview
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The Most Underused Word In The English Language Today
“You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” — Proverb There’s a word that’s almost completely missing today in our national dialogue. It’s not used much by Fox News, MSNBC, Salon, The Huffington Post, Politico, or any of the … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged compromise, current-events, fox news, ideology, personal ideology, politics, religion, word compromise
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Looking Forward On The Path Of Giving Time
“But where were they going Without ever knowing the way?” — Fastball, The Way Yesterday, I looked inward at two years of giving my time. Today, the question is … … Where do I go from here? The short answer … Continue reading
We Are All Santa Claus
“Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus!… There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence.” — Francis P. Church Santa sure gives a lot. He not … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged Christmas, compassion, generosity, Santa Claus, spirit of Christmas, spirit of giving, spirit of the season
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Which Problem?
“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” — Mother Teresa Everyday, we read about tragedies and wish we could help. Many of these are problems – poverty, homelessness, violence, … Continue reading
Posted in In the Neighborhood
Tagged Children, Community, compassion, environment, garbage, Giving Our Time, giving time, Helping Out, Homelessness, Hunger, litter, mother theresa, society, Trash
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Some Gifts Can’t Be Wrapped
“Your children need your presence more than your presents.” — Jesse Jackson As you do your last minute shopping and wrapping, remember that one of the most valuable gifts you can give … … is the gift of your time. … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged Children, Christmas, family, Giving Our Time, giving time, presence, presents
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The Best Giving Hurts … But Not For The Reason You Think
“You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.” — Irish Proverb I told my wife, Melissa, that I was going to change the reader board at Tessa’s school. “In the rain?!?” she exclaimed. After … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged discomfort, Giving Our Time, giving time, growth, helping, helping others, spirit of giving, uncomfortable
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