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What constitutes a well-lived life?

April 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ideas

Tweet As I sat today during the funeral of a friend’s mother I pondered this question. Is it simply achieving great age? Is it leaving behind many who loved you? What about the joy and love and laughter you shared? What about the things you built – from great to small? What does the work [...]

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Positive thinking versus positive action

February 5th, 2010 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet There is a difference between merely engaging in positive thinking and undertaking positive action. On its own thinking is merely an interior act, and only when connected to positive actions does it create new realities. Look at issues like slavery, women’s rights, democracy. Changes in each of these were fueled by anger channeled towards [...]

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