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Tag Archives: motivation
Thoughts for Living
I’m up to my proverbial eyeballs in projects once again – the chiefest of which is my daughter’s wedding (which I’m officiating, btw)! Hence, I’ll be on hiatus for a week or so. Therefore, this is the perfect time for you … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged life, meaning of life, motivation, purpose, thought for the week, truth, wisdom
13 Comments
When Life Gives You Lemons…
Photo by Aleviva-Medien Thought for the Week Be quick to protest when you see others treated wrongly–and slow to protest on your own behalf. Rather, learn to use what happens to change your circumstances. Here’s a brief account of one … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged challenges, courage, forgiveness, Genesis 50:20, kindness, motivation, overcoming, thought for the week, wisdom
23 Comments
Misspelled Life?
Photo by Johannes Plenio Thought for the Week We all struggle with just how fully to participate in life. Or whether to even do so at all. We must fight the impulse to disconnect, to hide rather than care for … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged Albert Einstein, Anne Frank, Basil Hume, Ephesians 5:15-16, life, Mother Teresa, motivation, sacred, thought for the week
20 Comments
Live!
Photo by James Wheeler Thought for the Week “I’m not telling you to make the world better…I’m just telling you to live in it. Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes
Tagged grace, inspiration, Joan Didion, mentoring, motivation, parenting, purpose, thought for the week
28 Comments
Things Take Time
Background photo by Sarah Shull Thought for the Week I have an impatience problem. No, scratch that, I don’t have an impatience problem, I’m actually quite good at it. My patience, on the other hand, could use some work. In … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged accomplishments, impatience, motivation, patience, Piet Hein, relationships, thought for the week, wisdom
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Notes to Self at the Start of 2022
You’re still alive–there’s a reason for that. Get to it! “I’ve got to admit it’s getting better, oh, so much better all the time.” ~Paul McCartney (“It can’t get much worse.” ~John Lennon) “Thank u, next.” ~Ariana Grande “Don’t be afraid … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 2022, Ariana Grande, C.S. Lewis, inspiration, Martin Luther King Jr, motivation, New Year, notes to self
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Caught in the Web of False Fate
Thought for the Week Jung was right. If we don’t understand our own unconscious impulses, we are slaves to them. But that doesn’t mean constant self-focus (“what do I feel, what do I think, what do I want?”). True self-knowledge … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 2021, 2022, Carl Jung, God, motivation, psychology, self-knowledge, Socrates
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My Recipe for Humble Pie
Image credit: behance.net Thought for the Week One of my most important life experiences was also one of the most educational. And by “educational” I mean painfully humbling. Healing River was my first feature film as a writer-director. I thought I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Videos
Tagged Healing River, humility, leadership, motivation, thought for the week, vision
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Optimism Can be Learned
Source: allposters.co.uk Thought for the Week “You are not the center of the universe, Alec. Not everything happens because of you! Do you think God gets up every morning, and says, ‘Boy, I’d love to do some terrific stuff today, … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged adversity, Healing River, motivation, optimism, overcoming, pessimism, psychology, self-improvement, thought for the week
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Tips for Writers: From 7 Pros
“If a story is in you, it has to come out.” ~William Faulkner (Remember that scene where the alien bursts out of the guy’s chest?) “Write drunk, edit sober.” ~Ernest Hemingway (Write without restraint! And then…restrain, restrain, restrain.) “You might … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged advice, Dorothy Parker, editing, Ernest Hemingway, motivation, Shakespeare, tips for writers
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