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Conservatives & Liberals
The conservative in me over-estimates the role I play in my own successes and the liberal in me under-estimates the role I play in my own failures. Of course, it is convenient to wear both stripes…...
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Taking Inventory
It is easy to use my cleverness to rationalize my lifestyle. It’s hard to use my honesty to challenge my lifestyle.
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Defensiveness
The more visceral my need to defend my point of view, the more I should doubt my position. The more I feel compelled to explain my motives to others, the more I need to reexamine them so that I can...
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Heaven & Hell
What better measure of virtue and goodness than to do the right thing regardless of the eternal consequences to myself?
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Wonder
Anyone who has more answers than questions cannot possibly be honest enough… or curious enough… to be my friend.
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Word Association
If someone spoke my name amongst a group of mutual acquaintances… friends, family, and colleagues… what thoughts and feelings would pop into their minds and hearts? What thoughts and feelings would I...
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The Devil Made Me Do It
Bad faith cannot survive without scapegoats. Good faith requires absolute integrity, which leaves no room for finger-pointing or excuses.
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Walking my Talk
I have no business criticizing others for their ignorance, greed, and apathy until I eliminate those qualities in myself.
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What I Learned in Philosophy 101
Before I embrace (or reject) any idea, belief, or moral stance… I should ask myself: ”What is my motivation for doing so? Integrity demands that I police my own psyche in order to expose and jettison...
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Big Bang Theory
At this point in human evolution, there are only a select few of us with intellects capable of even attempting to write the equations for the universe. But the challenge of a rich and meaningful life...
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The Valley of Death
The gap between what I can do and what I will do is the deepest and widest chasm there is.
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Priorities
If I want to feel good about myself, I need to be humble enough, wise enough, and courageous enough to do “small” things that matter and to reject “big” things that don’t.
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The Open Secret
What would be the meaning and quality of my life if I was grateful for each day, did my homework, had good manners, read inspiring books, shared my blessings with those less fortunate, kept my...
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The Invitation
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you...
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Heaven & Hell
What better measure of virtue and goodness than to do the right thing regardless of the eternal consequences to myself?
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A Meditation on Faith: Self-Awareness
If I want to know what I really believe, I cannot trust what I think or say. But watching what I do is 100% reliable. Next Meditation: Beyond Freedom & Dignity
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If my heart is right… … even the slightest perpendicularity between my actions and my ideals will cause me pain. Next Meditation: Coexist?!
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The truth or falsity of its claims aside, a worldview has integrity only to the degree that one lives as if one’s beliefs are true. So, does my faith, no matter the veracity of its assertions, pass...
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