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Recent articles related to

Spirituality

How to Find Years of Enjoyment in a Moldy, 50-Cent, Garage-Sale Book

By Mark Morgan Ford | 01/29/2007

“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.” – Henry David Thoreau I have this beautiful old book. It is hardbound, 500 pages thick, and has the potential to provide me with hundreds or even thousands of hours of learning and pleasure.…

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Let’s Make Today a Day of Thanks

By Mark Morgan Ford | 12/26/2006

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey In my Christmas message yesterday, I said that I hoped – after a day of laughter and decadent food – you would…

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A Philosophical Ride

By Mark Morgan Ford | 07/14/2006

“When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: He hasn’t got any.” – George Bernard Shaw Question: What would you do with your money if you had all you could ever need? I was asked that question, strangely enough, by the limo driver who was taking us…

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The Power of Free Will

By Paul Lawrence | 07/13/2006

“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Wanda moved to the dance floor of my ballroom dance studio and nodded that she was ready. I turned on the music, hoping she would execute…

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The Seven Ages of Man

By Mark Morgan Ford | 08/5/2005

“All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare wrote in “As You Like It” – a stage upon which, over the course of a lifetime, we each play many parts. Our roles change, Shakespeare suggested, depending on which “act” we’re starring in at the time. Today, I’d like to take a closer…

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How to Achieve Moral Perfection

By Mark Morgan Ford | 02/24/2005

Thirteen rules from Ben Franklin that can help you achieve moral perfection, which has more to do with living a good life than being superior to others.

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Reality Therapy Part 1

By Robert Ringer | 01/22/2005

For most of my life, I was a strong believer in conventional psychology, which is based on the teachings of Sigmund Freud. Conventional psychology focuses on finding the psychological roots of an individual’s problems. The idea is that once a person’s past traumas are brought to the surface and dissected,…

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Count Your Blessings Every Day

By Robert Ringer | 11/27/2004

As Thanksgiving time rolled around this year, I couldn’t help but think of Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939. If you’re a sports fan, the chances are good that you’ve probably seen footage of that historic speech. The words that most of us remember are…

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What I Learned About Life From My Father’s Death

By Early to Rise | 09/24/2004

It’s been a little over two months since my father died. After an unnecessary operation for a “pre-cancerous” stomach condition, the surgeons discovered a large tumor in his lung. They went forward with the removal of a length of gut, sewed him back up, and advised him to see an…

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What Drives You?

By Early To Rise | 04/13/2004

For most of my life, I’ve been blessed with an enormous surfeit of drive. On a typical morning, I’m brimming with energy and expectation. For the better part of my career, I’ve literally bounded out of bed — even when the challenges. I faced seemed insurmountable. Is that the way…

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#9 for the New Year: To Develop the Personal “You”

By Mark Morgan Ford | 01/8/2004

  Today, let’s talk about the personal “you.” The “you” that you are when no one is looking. The person you turn into when you are by yourself. Who is that person — and, more importantly, who do you want that person to be? Let’s make some resolutions about that…

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Let’s Be Grateful for Things that Really Matter

By Mark Morgan Ford | 11/27/2003

“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Michael, my third son, never liked the private school we sent him to. Like his two elder brothers before him, he was unhappy not with the academic requirements and rigors but…

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