Something Better and Truer

From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner THERE WAS THE DAY I signed the contract for that first novel that I had started in college, for instance. It was a major event for me, needless to say – the fulfillment of my wildest dreams of literary glory. But of

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Being Present

From “The Language of the Soul: Meeting God in the Longings of Our Hearts” by Jeff Crosby Not long ago I crossed the threshold of my sixtieth year, an age that I once looked upon as being very old – but no longer do. And yet that marker has caused me to think more deeply

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Why Trust Agents?

From “Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust” by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith Having learned about the rainbow while we were growing up, almost any of us could easily recite its spectrum of colors without a problem: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. But were you

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You can change your mindset

From “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol S. Dweck, PhD Which mindset do you have? Answer these questions about intelligence. Read each statement and decide whether you mostly agree with it or disagree with it. Questions 1 and 2 are the fixed mindset questions. Questions 3 and 4 reflect the growth mindset. Which

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