Sympathy vs. Empathy
Just the other day I was involved in a very brief virtual discussion about the benefits of empathy over sympathy.
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Is Belief in Karma a Religion?
Nearly every day of my life I hear someone say, “Karma’s a bitch,” or, “Watch what you do; you don’t
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Recognizing Faith Without Argument
Yesterday evening, in a local cigar shop, there was a conversation held about belief in God. I use the capital
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Living Life to Excess
This entry is about living your life in excess but bear with me for a few moments as I share
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Always and Never
“Only a Sith deals in such absolutes.” Obi-Wan Kenobi. I couldn’t help myself. I had to open with that. The
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Where The Green Grass Grows
I will never forget parts of my childhood and one of the things I remember best is my father complaining
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Your Butterfly Effect
The term “Butterfly Effect” means different things to different people – or many things to each individual. Two movies come
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Tomorrow As Motivation
One of my all-time favorite motivational quotes is: “I WILL do today what others WON’T so that I CAN do
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Responsibility vs Blame vs Fault
Have you ever considered the distinct difference between placing blame, finding fault and determining responsibility? They are surely all interconnected
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Leadership vs Managerial Accounting
Any time you put an Army veteran and a Marine Corps veteran at a table together in a social setting
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Spend Your Energy Wisely
There are many different kinds of energy, and that’s not even getting into the existential discussion about Einstein’s theory and
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Be Thankful for the Darkness
There’s an old joke about how some people are so stupid they would bang on their hand with a hammer
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The Last Place You Look
There is a running joke in my family regarding this old and common event: Someone loses something (like their keys.)
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Are Ghosts Real?
This is always a good conversation starter: Do you believe in ghosts? The answers vary from, “Nope. They don’t exist,”
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Live A Better Life
Almost daily you can hear someone complain about their life, their day, some part of their job or something else.
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Falling Down or Getting Knocked Down
Each of us… every single one of us knows what it’s like to fall down. We’ve done it. It’s not
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What Holds True Value?
Inspired by Michelle Johnson-Brown, From the Cigar Lounge Wisdom series It was a mid-July evening and, as I have for many
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Signs You’re Living Your Purpose
Someone once said that there are two truly important days in our life: the day we are born and the
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Defining & Recognizing Strength
When we hear someone say, “He’s a strong person,” or “She has great inner strength,” it can mean different things
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Differentiating True Wisdom from Social Wisdom
Here we are in the early years of the 21st century. It’s a setting saturated with social media. Some of
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