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Socialism
The Words for the Week deal with socialism An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted socialism worked and no one would … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, communication, DPchallenge, experiment, failure, life, observations, relationships, socialism, success
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Now That I Have Failed
We have all failed at something in our lives, perhaps many times. There is such pressure for us to “succeed” that we often “fail” to realize there are some benefits to failing. Some people are so fearful of failing they … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday sermonette
Tagged attitude, atychiphobia, Babe Ruth, blessings, DPchallenge, Edison, encouragement, failure, Faith, Friends, God, Inspiration, Jim Kilgore, life, Lincoln, love, Michael Jordan, o, Prayer, relationships, sermon, succeed
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Five Minute Friday — Promise
Friday. A day of reflection … and a day to put those reflections down on paper {or in today’s environment, in a post}. We’ll follow the typical Five Minute Friday format. We’ll let the neurons loose, record the results, and … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, failure, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, life, love, Prayer, promise, reflection, relationships, success
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Excellence
Our words to share this week come from John William Gardner, 1912-2002, psychologist, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Few have excellence thrust upon them — they achieve it. They do not … Continue reading
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Tagged encouragement, excellence, failure, Inspiration, life, relationships, success, words for the week
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The Light 