Are You Morally Opposed to Violence?
“Some men are morally opposed to violence. They are protected by men who are not.” -Nick Lavery This quote came
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Touching Another’s Soul
A long time ago a friend of mine told me that psychologists are just overpaid bartenders who don’t serve you
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What is Heaven?
As I write this, not that long ago a close friend of mine passed away. As part of everything that
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Master Your Control
Long time readers know that while I’m not much on structured religion, I am big on spirituality, and as such
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Perform Acts of Random Kindness
I always thought the phrase was “random acts of kindness,” but then I saw the movie, “Evan Almighty” and somehow
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Planting the Seed
As so often happens, something came up in one of my social feeds that gave me pause to think. It
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental
Way back in the latter half of 2001, I had someone ask me this: “If you got on a plane
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The One Chewing Gum and Smiling
A few years back, almost 30 now I guess, I was a firearms instructor and was at the range with
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Celebrate Arrogance but Stay Humble
There was a time in my life, quite a number of years ago, when I was still aspiring to be
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Teaching Our Children to be Victims?
Author’s Note: This article was originally published in June of 2008. There are references in it to ‘recent events’ and
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Reliance and Self-Reliance
This entry is a combination of an updated version of two blogs I wrote about 15 years ago. They have
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Teaching People To Be Helpless
Most recently I had a conversation with a gentleman who is a Marine, a veteran police psychologist and an avid
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Fear & Defense
Not long ago I was on a long drive and as the miles passed, I began to ponder fear, our
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The Difference Between Criticism & Critique
Criticism:1. the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.2. the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.3.
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Be Your Own Great Author
I have heard so many jokes about why you shouldn’t piss off an author. Everything from, “because they’ll write you
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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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Preparing For and Making Opportunities
“It’s better to be prepared and not have an opportunity, rather than missing an opportunity because you weren’t prepared for
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Don’t Tame Your Inner Monster: Harness It!
Have you ever had a thought and then wondered why it was so dark? Have you ever looked in the
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Making and Breaking Habits
According to brainpickings.org, it takes 21 days, at a minimum, to build a new habit. That’s 21 days of repeating
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Motivation and…?
…Age Just recently, as many readers know, I’ve renewed my focus on my health. I am not participating in any
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