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12 Good Reads

Are you looking for some good reads? We talked in Monday’s blog about the importance of limiting the negative information we let into our minds. I also find it helpful to fill my head with good stuff. Other times, I reflect and do writing of my own. If you are looking for some positive stuff […]

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Good Mental Hygiene

Sometimes you hear about good personal hygiene , but have you ever heard about good mental hygiene? It’s important to monitor our thoughts and make sure our mind isn’t going where we don’t want it to go. Having good mental hygiene will help us to be more productive and have an increased sense of satisfaction […]

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The Impact Hour: Be a Stand

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, don’t just take a stand, BE a stand. Click here to listen. There’s a big difference between taking a stand for something (once or occasionally) and BEING a stand for something you care about deeply. When you choose to be a stand, to let your life stand […]

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2 Reasons We Don’t See the Truth

Most folks believe that the world is exactly the way it looks. However this is often not true. There are a number of things going on that prevent us from perceiving truth. No one is immune. Perceiving truth is difficult. The summary is this: People believe what they want to believe, and they make up stuff […]

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The Impact Hour: Is It Fake or Real?

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, what’s fake and what’s real? Click here to listen. What’s real and what’s fake these days? There’s fake news and fake food. We can even have fake–or at least shallow–impact and connections with other people. We’ll explore how to evaluate quality and what deserves to have the highest […]

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The Effects of Judging

I found myself judging. I didn’t want to, but I couldn’t seem to stop myself. I tried to shift my energy, to at least control my voice, but it wasn’t enough. The judgement oozed out in my intonation and the damage was done. Our 17-year old was in Sacramento with his friends and the other […]

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Why We Feel Alone

The image for today’s blog is my own hand drawn image. You can see my budding artistic ability showing through here. Okay, so I’m probably not going to win any prizes for this one. However, this image shows one reason why we feel alone. In case you can’t see it, the image depicts two icebergs. […]

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What Is Your Life About?

The title says it all. What is your life about? Other ways of asking this question might be, “Where are you going?”, and “How do you measure your life?” To start, we might need to ask if you’re life is about anything at all. Some of you might suggest that there isn’t a grand design, […]

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