Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. Howard Thurman We’d like to share with you a wonderful article that was shared with us this week, by my (Tom’s) younger brother Jon Kaden. It gets…
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Honest concern for others is the key factor in improving our day to day lives. When you are warm-hearted, there is no room for anger, jealousy or insecurity. A calm mind and self-confidence are the basis for happy and peaceful relations with each other. Healthy, happy families and a healthy peaceful nation are dependent on…
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We want to speak of the need for human connections and about the loneliness that all of us seek to rise above: We believe that all of us fight loneliness. It’s a part of the human condition that confronts and challenges each of us. Don’t we all need to form connections with someone else? Isn’t…
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The most common form of despair is not being who you are… Søren KierkegaardWhen I (Michael) was in eighth grade, my English class was given the assignment of writing a special book report. The book could be any, of each student’s choosing, as it related to the various other subjects we had been studying…
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We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. Robert Louis StevensonWe want to be really personal today. This post is about our relationship and how we hope we are modeling honesty and friendship for others. Over the last few…
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A Dream Deferred What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.Or does it explode? Langston HughesLife has…
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Humor is reason gone mad.~Groucho Marx Humor is one of our greatest gifts. In tense and trying situations there is nothing that can diffuse our distress than a good joke or belly laugh. Well placed humor can dramatically change the dynamic of a perspective and our feelings about a difficult circumstance. It can clear the…
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