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INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "To have a friend, you must first be a friend." - Unknown ARE YOU RELATED? In the long distant past, all generations of a family lived in the same town, if not just across the road or down the lane. Each member of the family knew all the good - and the bad - about every oth...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  "There's nothing as constant as change."  ~ Unknown  FEELING WIRED?   Feel on edge? Not sure what to expect next? Nerves frayed? Feeling overwhelmed by today's complex world situation? How is it that some people are calm, fearless, and content, while others are frightful, ...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "The quality of mercy is not strain'd,It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath: it is twice bless'd;It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." - William Shakespeare GOBBLE! GOBBLE! Remember when you were a teenager leaving the house on a date? Y...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality." ~ Dante STAND UP AND BE COUNTED! Think there's any "moral crisis" going on in our country right now? What about in our city? Our schools? Our neighborhood? Whe...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "Thought in the mind hath made us. What we areBy thought was wrought and built. If a man's mindHath evil thoughts, pain comes on him as comesThe wheel the ox behind . . . . . . If one endureIn purity of thought, joy follows himAs his own shadow - sure." ~ James Allen GO TO ...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "The philosophy of the classroom in one generation will be the philosophy of the government in the next." ~ Abraham Lincoln TEACH VALUES 101! What do children and government have in common? That depends on which classroom you visit. If you have children and are actively inv...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "Time is clay. Make something." ~ Unknown TIME'S A'WASTING! To paraphrase a favorite tune, "If I could save time in a bottle..." I could have saved literally millions of minutes so far. Of course most of us think in terms of a 24-hour clock that gives us another chance to s...

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GO RETRO - SIMPLIFY! You've heard that it's good to "take time to smell the roses." You may have also read how Steven Covey encourages you in "Seven Habits" to take time to "sharpen the saw." You no doubt have also experienced the frustration of trying to find even a spare moment for yourself. Wh...

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "No matter where you go, there you are." ~ Unknown TURN ON THE LIGHT! Ever felt crippled by fear? Perhaps you dread that unwanted phone call, that knock on the door, or the return of pain. What makes it worse is your imagination. Your mind conjures up all sorts of imaginar...