Self belief

May 12, 2016

A very young cowboy is reading a terrific book entitled Presence by Amy Cuddy. It describes the positive effects of power body poses on one’s outlook, potential, and life. I decided to view her TED talk after hearing that more than nine million other folks had seen it. If you are an athlete, parent, student, […]

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Fly high

May 11, 2016

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Leonardo da Vinci

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Soar

May 11, 2016

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings. Helen Hayes Photo by Dave Irey

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Belief

May 11, 2016

Believers, look up – take courage. The angels are nearer than you think. Billy Graham

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Take time

May 11, 2016

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. Thornton Wilder

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Gratitude

May 11, 2016

A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being. James E. Faust

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Be

May 8, 2016

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings. Victor Hugo Photo by Dave Irey

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Help needed

May 8, 2016

A very young cowboy receives about one call a day like this and you have to smile. At 11:30 Thursday, the phone rings. ‘Tennis Center, this is Mike….can I help you’? A three second pause. ‘Yes, can I speak to Mr. Center please?’

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Shine

May 7, 2016

Scott had taken numerous detours before finding his true path. In time he realized that each one was leading him to discover how best to use the gifts that could make his life shine.

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Laugh it off

May 1, 2016

If I were asked to consult on the second edition of the Ten Commandments, one of my commandments would be, ‘Thou shalt not take thyself too seriously.’ Daniel Gottlieb. Author of The Wisdom We’re Born With

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Second chances

May 1, 2016

“I tell of hearts and souls and dances… Butterflies and second chances; Desperate ones and dreamers bound, Seeking life from barren ground, Who suffer on in earthly fate The bitter pain of agony hate, Might but they stop and here forgive Would break the bonds to breathe and live And find that God in goodness […]

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Gone fishin’

May 1, 2016

Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it. Harry Middleton

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Joined at the heart

May 1, 2016

The relationship between parents and children, but especially between mothers and daughters, is tremendously powerful, scarcely to be comprehended in any rational way. Joyce Carol Oates

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Magic

May 1, 2016

There is magic in the mountains, the sun, and the clouds. Perhaps taking time to notice awakens us to the fact that each of us has a bit of magic inside as well.

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Memories

May 1, 2016

In two weeks, a not so young cowboy will be driving to Kansas to attend the graduation of Holly. She will soon be a proud Jayhawk alumni seeking to make her mark in the business world. While in Kansas City, Sally and I will visit old homes on Canterbury St. and 73rd. Terrace. We’ll stroll […]

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