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Victory!
2007-10-22 19:00:00
They have a right to brag. After all, check out that huge slide they just climbed to the very top of and went down all by themselves. “WE DID IT!” What goal can you achieve this week? Do you have something that you’ve been waiting to accomplish? Maybe you can look just as happy as they ...
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Overcome fatigue and loneliness
2007-10-22 15:42:00
Today’s guest blogger is Gyanish Gungaram of Diethack. We are entering the “home stretch” of the Desiderata Series. Thanks to everyone for your participation.  Solitude is the playfield of Satan. - Pale Fire, 1962. - Vladimir Nabokov Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. I’m sure most of you must have experienced this at ...
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MyTurn/YourTurn: Fall Fun
2007-10-21 15:59:00
MyTurn :  With leaves crunchcrunchcrunching under our feet, my kids and I winded through beautiful trees and over trickling streams as we explored a nature trail.  To them (and me, I have to admit) it felt like we were miles away from “civilization,” and they enjoyed the fun of pretending to be on an adventure. My daughter ...
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Do not distress yourself with dark imaginings
2007-10-20 12:15:00
Today’s guest blogger in the Desiderata Series is David from How to Have Great Self Confidence. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings I cannot say I?ve ever used the term ?dark imaginings? before. However I have said ? to myself amongst others - ?stop worrying?. The word worry though doesn?t sound too bad ...
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Nurture strength of spirit
2007-10-19 12:22:00
Today’s guest blogger is Modern Worker.  Thanks for your participation in the Desiderata Project! “Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.” Nurture - To care for. Strength - Power to withstand challenge. Spirit - Indomitable personality. Shield - To protect and ward off damage. Sudden - Without warning. Misfortune - Undesirable happenings. To me, the quote speaks volumes of ...

Surrendering the things of youth
2007-10-18 03:52:00
Our guest blogger for this portion of the Desiderata Project is my lovely wife, Brooke. Thanks, honey! Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. I was at a birthday party a few weeks ago for a little girl who was turning five. Her mom (our friend) had turned ...
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Let Your Dream In
2007-10-17 13:51:00
Today’s guest blogger in the Desiderata Project is Karen Lynch from Live the Power. Neither be cynical about Love for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Love is a rather Universal desire among humans. ...
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Do Not Fake Affection
2007-10-15 12:05:00
Our Desiderata Series continues with today’s guest post by Adebola Oni.  His blogs are linked at the bottom of the post and I highly recommend them!   Especially do not feign affection. No Pretense! I have always being an apostle of love. Anytime I have the opportunity of sharing with someone, I have always told them to love what ...
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Overcoming Cynicism and Discovering Your Heroism
2007-10-12 12:07:00
We continue our Desiderata series with a guest post for Carlon Haas of Possess Less Exist More. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. It?s a typical Friday evening at 7:15 p.m. in Tokyo, Japan. A mob of people are waiting at ...
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It?s Your Thing
2007-10-09 12:00:00
Today’s guest blogger is Colleen Wainwright from communicatrix. Colleen is continuing our Desiderata series. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. There is a thing that is you at your core. It may or may not be what is printed on your business card or painted on ...
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MyTurn/YourTurn: Birthday Bash
2007-10-07 15:14:00
MyTurn :  I’ve always loved video games.   I’ve been around for the whole development, since I can remember seeing a coin operated Pong game.  We even had one “arcade” in my small town when I was growing up:  the side room of a convenience store, which was filled with Donkey Kong, Centipede, Sinistar, and some pinball ...
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Compare Thee Not!
2007-10-06 13:00:00
This is another post in our series based on Desiderata. Today’s guest blogger is Daylle Deanna Schwartz from Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat. Our series will continue throughout the month of October. ?If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter for always there will be greater and lesser persons ...
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Setting Boundaries With Others
2007-10-05 13:00:00
This is another post in our series based on Desiderata. Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Ragan from Psychology of Clutter. Our series will continue throughout the month of October. ?Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.? We do not have the ability to control others. Some people try to manipulate through intimidation, threats, ...

Stop, Communicate, and Listen
2007-10-03 13:00:00
This is the third in our series of posts based on Desiderata. Today’s special guest blogger is Adam from Adam’s Peace. Please “stay tuned” throughout the month of October as bloggers analyze this poem from a variety of viewpoints. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ...
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Happy Birthday To Me
2007-10-03 07:01:00
I just made a tiny little adjustment to my “About” page on this blog. It now informs you that the author of this blog is “a 33 year old.” I asked my high school students today to tell me how old they’ll need to be before they consider themselves “old.” Their answered varied: “22, because ...
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The Value of Another
2007-10-02 13:00:00
This is the second in a special series of guest posts based on Max Ehrmann?s Desiderata. This series will run throughout the month of October. You can view the posting schedule here. Today’s guest blogger is Chris from soupornuts.com As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. We spend about 85% ...