Michael Rawls
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Birthright
Tell me whom you love, and I'll tell you who you are. - Creole proverb The character of our relationships ranges from the heights of enlightenment to the depths of destruction, and most of us have been privy to both at some point in our lives. As with any other situation, the key to making and keeping relationships harmonious lies in placing them in the hands of God. - Marianne Williamson, Everyday Grace A belief in the Fatherhood of God leads naturally to the idea that hum
July 24, 2005
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That Christmas Letter
This is the time of year that we may get That Christmas Letter from someone who is so successful or seemingly perfect that you think they must have reached celebrity status by now. Do they ever tire of telling you how perfect their life is, how their absolutely perfect children are excelling in school or sports, and Hubby is being promoted, also Wifey is state president of the PTA, their wonderful vacation to wherever-it-is-that-is-fashionable-this-year, year after year, la l
December 18, 2003
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Determined Optimism
I love numbers. I can remember lots of numbers, easily. Old phone numbers and addresses from way back in my childhood, my buddy's service number from when he joined the Army in 1968, long distance card pin numbers, bank account numbers, doesn't matter. If it is a number, I will remember it better than any other information. I have favorite numbers, too. One is a good number. It signifies unity, individuality, beginnings. Two is better, in some ways. It signifies oppositions
September 6, 2003
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Four Minutes of Darkness
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many.- Ecclesiastes 11:7,8 (KJV) I was working in a shipyard, building gunboats for the Royal Saudi Arabian Navy. As often in the Pacific Northwest, it was overcast. Word had passed around that there was going to be an eclipse that day, and quite a few of us were prepared to se
May 22, 2003
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Learn - Do - Teach
Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers and teachers. - Richard Bach How Insight Becomes Example Most lessons in life come as "lightbulb moments" - a flash of insight into just what is happening, how it affects me, and how I can apply experience and knowledge to the situation. Most times, the challenge isn't one that I haven't already e
April 29, 2003
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Inbox Inspirations
InboxInspiration is a simple, no-frills-or-unnecessary-nonsense quotation, taken from the archives of Friday's Inspiration and sent to your inbox every weekday morning. No obligations, no fluff-n-stuff, just a quote - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InboxInspiration
September 23, 2007
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Friday's Inspiration
Friday's Inspiration is a non-denominational self-help reference, containing a broad variety of some of the best things anyone (including me!) ever said on the subject of self-help and self-improvement.
September 23, 2007
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Friday's Inspiration
Friday's Inspiration is a non-denominational self-help reference, containing a broad variety of some of the best things anyone (including me!) ever said on the subject of self-help and self-improvement.
September 23, 2007
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Friday's Inspiration
Friday's Inspiration contains a broad variety of practical and inspiring spiritual growth topics. Timely inspirational quotations, well-known guest authors and "shameless commerce" that benefits charity are just a few things to recommend this publication.
September 23, 2007