Tag: definition
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The Definition of Hope
……according to Dallas Willard is the “anticipation of good.” Not a wish. Not something that might happen, but a certainty. Hope is knowing that something good is going to happen. Hope is being sure that something good is going to happen. Our world desperately needs more hope. But we need…
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Becoming a Fanboy Clouds Thinking
So it’s a random thought on my way to church today. Fanboy definition from the Interwebs: 1. A person who is completely loyal to a game or company reguardless of if they suck or not. 2. A pathetic insult often used by fanboys themselves to try and put down people…
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How to be Exceptional
First question: why do you want to be exceptional? To be exceptional you have to be first of all be different somehow from everyone else. Here are the definitions of exceptional. 1: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; “a night of exceeding darkness”; “an exceptional memory”;…
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Facebook and You Being a Voyeur
I heard someone say that Facebook is for the voyeur. When you think of a voyeur, you probably thought about a peeping tom or something sexual. I did, but then I looked up the definition of voyeur. The first definition all had to do with all of our initial thoughts.…
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Do You Know How to Wonder?
Arouse Astonishment Marvel Surprise Admiration To be filled with curiosity or doubt Awe inspiring Inexplicable Miracle Superior Exciting Strange Inquiry Wonder – it’s such a beautiful integration of thinking and feeling – knowing and not knowing. This picture was taken by my good friend Drason Anderson – You should…
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Ultimate Ubiquity
Main Entry: ubiq·ui·ty Pronunciation: \yü-ˈbi-kwə-tē\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin ubique everywhere, from ubi where + -que, enclitic generalizing particle; akin to Latin quis who and to Latin -que and presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously I heard someone say that today in an interview – that they wanted…
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Definition of Relevant
rel·e·vant (rl-vnt) adj. Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand. I was listening to someone talk about being relevant. I have always thought that being relevant had to do with knowing something that no one else knows. Or being the first to know something. This…
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Fear and Faith
So I heard a preacher tonight talk about fear and faith. His description of the two was so simple yet so profound – to me at least. He said that fear is not being able to see the future but believing that it will happen. He also said that faith…
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The Definition of Cuteness
…according to wikipedia.org anyway – check it here if you want. Cuteness is a kind of attractiveness commonly associated with youth and appearance, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in ethology, first introduced by Konrad Lorenz. That’s not the good stuff though. The next paragraph is where…