We’re Moving!

I’ve been working for a few weeks on integrating my blog, newsletter, and website. It’s finally ready for the official release on Monday.
I invite you to visit our new online home, kick the tires, and see what’s there.
Here’s a link to the new site.
And thanks for your support.

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Jesus And Efficiency

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. Henry Van Dyke
Have you ever considered the limited time Jesus had on Earth?

The central figure in all of history lived only [...]

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What Do You Get From Your Time

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.  ~ Carl Sandburg
Our culture seems obsessed with time.

Calendars and clocks dominate. Ask someone to dinner and they’re likely to pull out [...]

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Time: Invest, Spend, or Waste

Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
I think a lot about time.
One of society’s false myths maintains that retirement magically produces additional time. [...]

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Why Not Enjoy The Ride?

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Who Do You Trust?

I seem to play host to an army of self-created demons.
I think I have a special talent for inventing and empowering my own private foes. The smallest adversity spurs a frenzy of inner creativity, and another haunting voice begins whispering messages of doom.
There’s nothing imaginary about these self-defeating creations. They’re more real and more terrifying [...]

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Stress And Pressure

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.  Dr. Seuss
I think we create most of our own stress.
I acknowledge that life’s not always easy. Some of our struggles are our own fault, and some aren’t. We all make mistakes, and accidents happen. [...]

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Faith, Trust, And Limits

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations. ~ Elton Trueblood
Yesterday I heard one of society’s common phrases: I’ll believe it when I see it.
It’s important to revisit our core values and beliefs frequently, and that statement brought me back to two of my guiding principles.

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Flat Tires Happen

Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question: What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it?
This week of training: 143 miles
FLAT TIRES HAPPEN
 
Climate is what we expect. Weather is what [...]

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A Prisoner Of Expectations

Note: This article is a regular Friday feature that’s also posted at SetFreeToday.com
You can’t base your life on other people’s expectations. ~ Stevie Wonder
We waste a lot of time and energy trying to conform to the expectations of others. Our desire to meet someone else’s standards diminishes us in at least two ways.
“Their” expectations may [...]

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