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My take on Michael Jackson

Howdy! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe by email or RSS feed. Thanks for hanging out! Leave a comment…Michael Jackson had an unmatchable opportunity with his life, as each of us do…. to do phenomenal things. To change lives. To be someone that people follow towards something Greater [...]

Where I have been….

Over the past six months, I have been discovering/facing up to who I am more than any period in my life. I’ve been on mountaintops and in valleys. I’ve been in places with an abundance of light and places where darkness took over and light was absent.
There comes a moment (or [...]

In case you didn’t catch them the first time…

Five must-read posts from the past 30 days:

• Rock your pipe dreams!
• The Death of the Album
• 5 Tips on developing a better blog
• Growing a Tribe (not like a Chia pet)
• 3 Ways to become a writer
Have fun!!

The Death of the Album

In ten years, we’ll barely remember what it felt like to open the wrapper and smell the smell of a new album. To read the lyrics and admire the band’s artistic photography. The music inside was icing on the cake. The album itself was a piece of art. [...]

Isn’t this your greatest fear?

Canadian extreme skier and base jumper, Shane McConkey, died Thursday following a ski-base accident that ocurred while filming his latest movie in Italy, the Inquisitr reported.
McConkey, 39, experienced problems in the air after jumping off of a cliff in the expectation that he would be able to detach his skis and deploy his parachute, thus [...]

Avoiding Controversy?

In the Purple Cow, Godin talks about rounding edges and making things more safe. Sometimes we confuse niceties with avoiding topics of importance. Clearly, there are “untouchable” topics. Do you confuse being content and nice and non-confrontational with stepping forward and making an impact and having guts?
We could do a decent job [...]

abortion?

Wondering why everyone debates or cares about the abortion issue?
This website is very convincing. Warning: Graphic images.
If you haven’t seen my list of questions, read them here.

Kids, guns, and theocracy

Can we really separate our identities as people and what we believe to be right from the ethics and morality we debate publicly?
I ask this because the long dreary debate of what laws are sufficient in our society, centers around this theme. Can we as people choose to influence others? [...]

raising our own salary

When we felt called away from the church we loved and worked with for the previous five years, we knew that something ginormous existed a little beyond our vision. Knowing that something big is up ahead, accomplishes wonders for clarity of mind and peace in the heart. Heather and I knew that [...]

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