Archive for October, 2007
Avoid the phone? Join the club!
Apparently, phonophobia is an actual condition, although the actual definition does not accurately describe my feelings about making and receiving phone calls. While I’d hardly call it a fear, I’ve definitely developed a genuine disdain for phone interruptions.
I’m highly project-oriented and self-motivated, typically completing tasks on or ahead of schedule. But, lately I’ve [...]
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I was recently invited to serve as a juror in a statewide art contest for high school students. While this was only my second time to participate in this contest, the other two jurors in my category had worked together for several years.
Part of our job that day was to select a handful of [...]
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What have you decided?
The word, decide, comes from the Latin, decaedere, which means, “to cut off”. When you make a decision, you have effectively cut off all other alternatives previously being considered.
In honor of my friend, Ron Corzine, I’ll quote from an old hymn which says, “I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning [...]
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