2 hours ago by Willy-

A scorpion asks a frog for help crossing a river. Intimidated by the scorpion's prominent stinger, the frog demurs. "Don't be scared," the scorpion says. "If something happens to you, I'll drown." Moved by this logic, the frog puts the scorpion on his back and wades into the river. Halfway across, t ...

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3 hours ago by managinglibraryvolunteers

What better day than Thanksgiving then to share a story about volunteering! Great Volunteer Managers area Great because they are volunteers themselves. They are out there making a difference on their own, feeling the pulse of the people, finding their interests and sharing their time and resources. ...

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5 hours ago by Bayard Taylor

This week at the White House’s state dinner, President Obama toated India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with a well-chosen Indian proverb: The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us. There is profound truth here. God put his beauty a ...

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5 hours ago by Cathy

Many years ago I made a commitment never to pass along any negative energy. I live most days in peace and love, but that doesn’t mean I don’t get caught in a loop sometimes when things don’t “go my way.” Patience has never been easy for me and as a result, I still have to work on it occasionally. Th ...

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7 hours ago by Pavel G. Somov, Ph.D.

This is a “short-attention-span” blog for the minds on the go. Simple format: five pattern-interruption thoughts to help you stay awake. Here we go: 1. Kindness is nothing more than a willingness to be inconvenienced. 2. Whenever your nervous system learns all of the known false alarms, you will kno ...

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9 hours ago by Christopher Hansard

where sunlight falls upon winter’s shadow there life sings a triumphant song of eternity and rejoices in the seasons for although Spring may come but once a year it is always in your heart and although Summer may blaze bright it’s heat is always in your bones, and as the chill of Autumn’s winds may ...

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10 hours ago by Jess

Two months before my sister-in-law Heidi died of ovarian cancer when we all lived in California, David and Jack and I came east to visit my side of the family for Christmas. David and I planned to go out to dinner with my brother and his girlfriend, and I suggested that David drive because "he was a ...

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10 hours ago by Anthony Peyton Porter

Dwight Schrute, a character on “ The Office,” stood in a comment line at a big meeting for hours. When he finally got to the microphone, his comment was how inefficient the line setup was and how it could be improved. He fixed on his current annoyance and abandoned the more significant issue he had ...

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13 hours ago by BigHappyBuddha

It is regrettable that some Tibetan officials, who lack the wisdom and competence required for promoting basic human happiness and the short and long term welfare of their own people, indulge in flattering Chinese officials and, collaborate with these Chinese officials who know nothing about Tibetan ...

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17 hours ago by Susan

I’m thankful for a happy home, good friends, family – all the usual. What I’m most thankful for is that I can call such things “the usual.” So many people can’t. It can always get better, though. One of my closest friends recently went through a bout with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Finally, she had a s ...

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