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Saudade

From “The Language of the Soul: Meeting God in the Longings of Our Hearts” by Jeff Crosby  Saudade – A vague and constant desire for something that does not and possibly cannot exist, for something other than the present, a turning toward the past or toward the future; not an active discontent or poignant sadness

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how she listened to her life

From “Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment” by J. Brent Bill The novelist Vinita Hampton Wright talked to me about the seasons of her life and the leadings that accompanied them. During her twenties, she experienced a strong leading to do mission work outside the United States. “That desire was confirmed,” she said, “by

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changing the yield of resources

From “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” by Peter F. Drucker “Innovation,” then, is an economic or social rather than a technical term. It can be defined the way J. B. Say defined entrepreneurship, as changing the yield of resources. Or, as a modern economist would tend to do, it can be defined in demand terms rather than

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