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Wandering in the Darkness…

  • 6 min read

I remember being an artillery officer assigned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. During an operation one night, we were operating in almost zero light conditions. We had flashlights, but they had to have red or green lenses on them so that the imaginary enemy there would not be able to detect us. I decided to walk… 

Do the Pebbles in the Brook Make it Sing?

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I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “It’s the pebbles in the brook that makes it sing,” right?  In other words, without those little obstacles located throughout the water, we wouldn’t enjoy the sweet sounds of the water flowing down stream.  And while I love the metaphor, (who am I kidding, I love all metaphors! :-))… 

Never Used…But Learning to Aim!

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  I find it disturbing when I read comments from members of various religious groups advising people to allow the Holy Spirit to use them; or ask God to use them to fulfill His purposes in life.  Call me crazy, but the prospect of someone or something using me is downright scary!  Submitting to God, I… 

Learning Happiness…

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The human mind is truly a fascinating thing, isn’t it?  Our brains have all this capacity to process information, classify, categorize and the like.  We can store information; retrieve memories and even combine multiple ideas to form new conclusions.  Yet with all of this unlimited mental technology at our fingertips, what do we do?  We… 

Believe in Yourself… (How to be Confident!)

  • 5 min read

Have you ever wondered how you can really know if you have confidence in yourself?  If you notice, many, many people proclaim great confidence, but aren’t really confident on the inside.  Oh they talk a good talk, but at the end of the day it’s just talk.  Some folks even use apparent boldness and aggressiveness to…