The Amazon for our kids
by Gonzalo Salinas The amazon rainforest is unlike anything else. It changes your life forever. Believe me. After you visit the Amazon rainforest you won’t see the world with the same eyes. The Amazon river begins as a small freshwater stream that comes from the perpetual snow covering the peaks of the Andes. The small brook continues between mountains, runing down the uneven terrain until arriving to join the jungle rivers....
The Walking Dead
by Stephen Simmer My oldest son recently celebrated his twelfth birthday. He’s adopted, and lived in foster care for several years before he came to live with us last year. We went all out for his birthday, for us. We took him for a day to Six Flags with a couple of friends, bought him his first I-Pod, had two parties, spent several hundred dollars. At the end Rebecca and I asked him how his birthday had gone, and he told us...
The Gift of Mission – Giving Back
by Tom Workman The Beacon was crowded, even for a Saturday. By noon, more than 500 people had already registered for lunch, and those unfortunate enough to arrive on time rather than an hour early were refused a shower or laundry service due to the long lines that had already formed. The ceramic tile and glass chamber echoed with the sounds of the gathered humanity, creating a dull roar that made conversation difficult. Smells of...
Email Zero!
I just got my email inbox to Zero! It feels amazing! I am committed to keeping it there, too, through smart handling and tracking of priorities outside of my inbox. I am implementing a new system and this is one more step towards being fully relaxed and in control of my time and choices.
Out There at the Edge; a poem
Edge #5 Out Here… At The Edge There is for all of us an ‘Edge’… Some of us go out there in our Creative moments. Some of us never See the edge. No one’s ‘edge’ is Straight, edges are erratically Serrate. At the edge, being timid is Always a negative, then always it is Fear that holds sway, fear that pulls Our beings back from the abyss… From that horizon which enables Our souls to communicate with Our spirits,...
Let go of Negative Comparison
by Mike Robbins I’m heading to my 15-year class reunion at Stanford this weekend. I’m excited to see some old friends, spend time on campus, and attend the various parties, sporting events, and fun stuff planned for the weekend. At the same time, I’m feeling quite anxious about the whole experience – knowing how easy it can be for me, especially in that environment, to get caught in a pattern of negative...
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