Journals

Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) founder of the Franciscan order made famous this prayer of gratitude:Most High, all powerful, good Lord,to you all praise, glory and […]

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Waiting wisely is no simple matter. It is a disciplined behavior learned from past experiences. Sometimes it is ‘waiting on the Lord’ and more often […]

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I’m still thinking of yesterday’s journal entry ‘To Simplify.’ I wrote: ‘Accumulation is a common trait with the justification being, “you never know when you […]

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Simplify: get rid of what you no longer use or need, and keep only what is necessary. To simplify requires dealing with things we have […]

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Tim Challies, pastor and author wrote: “The Bible is unique among all books in that it is living and active. “You received the word of […]

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I heard a clear word recently about lions. It was rather alarming and fearful. I saw what I would call ‘a new breed of lions.’ […]

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Most of my life a handshake has been a right hand extended to the right hand of another and held semi-firmly and released simultaneously with […]

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Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author wrote: Practical approaches for more effective teamwork: “Give credit, take responsibilityGet aligned on timeframesInsist on a spec, write one, improve […]

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Aesop (620-564 BCE), famous for Aesop’s Fables, was a Greek writer credited with a number of popular fables, although his existence remains uncertain and no […]

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The insightful Brené Brown, professor and author wrote concerning “the never enough problem.” “We get scarcity because we live it…Scarcity is the “never enough” problem…Scarcity […]

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