Category: Ideas
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Technology Expands Human Freedom
Every technology from the cotton gin to the macbook pro that I’m typing this blog post on – has given us a tremendous amount of freedom and ability. Before the cotton gin, a man could separate a pound of the cotton from the seeds in a day. The cotton gin…
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My Low Self-Esteem and Need for Approval
Can you relate? I saw that line on a picture today. It was someone’s TwitPic picture. The thing that caught my attention wasn’t the picture itself – it was the line. The picture wasn’t risque or anything. It was just someone’s self-portrait, but the fact that someone acknowledged it caught…
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How Much Do You Love Your Phone?
How much do you love your phone? Have you ever thought about that? I know that you can’t live without your phone – that’s a given. Most of us can’t live without it so I don’t really want to know if you can live without it. I do want to…
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Intellectual Pretense
Intellectual Pretense – evidently, I had a past post about it. You should take a look at it to see my attitude about it – Intellectual Pretense. Then I heard a talk about a brilliant, brilliant man and his perspective on it. No one would question his intellect and genius,…
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The Pain of Relationships
Every relationships will bring pain. Sometimes the pain happens at the end of it – when they pass away or when some event ends the relationships. Whether voluntary or accidental, the end of relationship always brings pain. Sometimes the pain happens in the middle of it. Most relationships will bring…
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When Others Celebrate You
When others celebrate you, what are you like? Do you like it? Do you celebrate yourself? Do you hate it? Do you hide? Do you like the attention? Do you talk to everyone? Are you tired when it’s done? Do you need control of everything that happens in the party?…
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The YouTube Hole
Have you ever gotten sucked into the YouTube Hole? You know what I’m talking about. You watch a video on YouTube for class or something. Then your eye catches the next related video which leads to more videos. Next thing you know, you’re 2 hours into this thing. You’ve laughed…
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The Neighbor Who Doesn’t Knock
There was a time when we knew all of our neighbors. Do you remember that time? Maybe you still live somewhere where the neighbor doesn’t knock. They just walk in, and it’s no big deal. It takes community to have that. It takes trust to have that. It takes love…
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Graduation and Grieving
I walk on Friday night. The dissertation is being bound (I found mistakes today). I need to pick up regalia. Family will be in town this week. We are planning a celebration. It will be a pretty awesome and super busy week. But amidst the celebration and the joy is…
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What the Crow has Taught Me
I am not a fan of the crows. They make a lot of noise. They are pretty annoying birds. I’m not a fan. I’ve written posts about how mean I can be or how sometimes I’m just not nice, and the crow gets some mean vibes from me. Today though,…
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Healthy Conflict
There is a way to fight with someone that’s super healthy. Conflict is a natural thing in relationships and life, but the thing that can make it healthy is what’s underneath the surface. Here’s the key: is the conflict coming from a wound or is it coming from a scar.…
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Over Identify
It is possible to over identify with an identity. It is not a good or bad thing, but it happens. You can over identify with your favorite sports team. You know who they are. You might be one of them. It’s not a good or bad thing, but it can…
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