Tag: philosophy
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Don’t Be An Excuse
Do not use others as an excuse for poor behavior. Others behavior are not our own, and therefor, they cannot be a basis for ours. Let’s think about lying as an example. Is it OK to lie? Generally the understanding of that is that no, it is not OK to lie. Yet, in daily politics,…
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We Are Both
You can come to two conclusions while watching humanity: we are a horrifying species; we are a beautiful species. Evidence for either are plentiful. But depending on the events of a given time frame, we tend to lean towards the former, not the latter. We believe people to be immoral and undeserving. True, yes. But…
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Change
There is a lot in the world that we wish was different. There is a lot that should be different. Things should be better; things shouldn’t be so damn bad. While we wait for leaders to pull their heads out of their asses, or we urge others to change, there’s a simple question we are…
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Be Disciplined
I saved the best for last. Well… it’s not the best so much as one of the toughest of the four statements that I write every day in my journal. Like I said in my prior three posts, right after I dump myself out of bed, get dressed, and then start the coffee maker (which…
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Be The Example
There are four things that are written into my journal at the start of each day. When I finish pulling myself out of bed, getting dressed, and then starting the coffee maker, I open up my journal and begin writing. Four statements must go down onto paper first. I wrote about the first the other…
