When you blame others, you give up your power to change. — Dr. Robert Anthony     One of my frustrations with politics and government in general is the constant blame game. No one is ever responsible. No one admits to a mistake. No one goes on national or local TV anymore and says,…

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  It has been said that service is not an obligation or duty, but a gift that God gives us in many forms every day. Service is one of the highest forms of love, and yet it is we who benefit the most when we serve. How we live our life is in some ways…

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  In the days of Joan of Arc it was the believed that scriptures forbad one from knowing whether one was “in a state of grace.” Thus when one of her accusers asked the saint if, “She was in a state of grace,” he was laying a trap. Either a yes or no answer would…

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  Where there is no vision, a people perish. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Great leaders have vision, for a better world, a more peaceful world, and kinder and gentler world. I would add to Emerson’s quote that if the vision is about power and personal gain, not the betterment of others, than yes, “a people perish.”   We…

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  Coming back from upstate New York, Suzy and I listened to a wonderful program on NPR about blindness, and how people are learning to see without eyes using echo recognition. I recommend the whole hour to you I am sure it is on NPR’s Podcasts. I was struck by the words and the personal…

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