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The State of Prude

By ⋅ October 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

from the archives 2005 Had a thought today: What good is it to be a prude? I really can’t help but to ask such a question. Let’s examine this word, this character; the prude. Definition of prude is: excessively (often affectedly) squeamish or sexually modest person. Hmm, not a very promising existence. So much of [...]

Why You Should Learn By Doing

By ⋅ October 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Do you enjoy learning new things? I certainly do.In particular, I enjoy about learning new ways to better myself and my relationships with others. When I first started on this quest I couldn’t get enough. I read about it all the time on blogs, online m…

What Does Success Mean to You?

By ⋅ September 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

All of us want to succeed in life. We want to accomplish something – to feel that in some way, we’ve “won”. It’s easy to get sucked in to thinking that we have to succeed on the world’s terms when, really, we each need to define success for…

7 Ways To Instantly Meet Like Minded People

By ⋅ September 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Have you ever felt that it’s hard to meet like-minded people? Such as, people with the same interests. Or, people with common goals and aspirations. And last but not least, people with whom you can build a rapport and camaraderie with.I do, sometimes. …

Medic! Medic! : Helping the Wounded Live

By ⋅ August 7, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

from the archives July 13, 2006 On the battlefield a fallen soldier will often lay there near death, expecting death, when a comrade will stop and offer comfort and aid. Encouraging and strengthening his fallen comrade simply through comfort, the yell will follow, “Medic! Medic!” as help is sought that will bring the wounded soldier [...]

Liking Someone is Useful, Don't You Think?

By ⋅ July 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Recently asked what I liked about someone’s personality, other than things that are useful to me, I found myself coming up against a rock and a hard place. The very act of liking anything and anyone brings a sense of joy and wonder to a thirsting soul seeking satisfaction. Disliking does quite the opposite. How [...]

What to Look at

By ⋅ December 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It appears even to me, that much of my writing is heavy, and even full of anger. Reflecting upon what this is all about, many things raced through my mind. One is how someone once wrote inspirationally is now turned to a style and focus that has brought attention to bear upon the darker side [...]

What People Want

By ⋅ November 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A question posed last evening brings a strong focus to where any of us would benefit putting our attention. The question simply asked, “What do people want?” This will be a good place to look and to give. As I had my attention upon this question, I began to realize that getting what we want [...]

Nature’s Wisdom – Can Man and Woman Humbly Learn?

By ⋅ November 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Wonderland Originally uploaded by Hans Vink They walked and came to a place where grew a tamarisk tree, and about the tamarisk entwined a vine holding many bunches of grapes. The old maidservant said, “Behold this tree, of what value would it be were it not for the vine? Would it have any value except [...]

Friends versus People I Know

By ⋅ February 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A recent conversation stated that I don’t feel that I have any friends. Querying deeper, “of course I have friends,” I responded. It is in the distinction of the value-exchange that I require in a relationship to make that final leap. This isn’t to say there is no value in the people I know; there [...]

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