The best way to stop a child from crying is to distract them, occupying their mind with new stimuli. The best way to get attention is to do something outlandishly unexpected. The quickest path to wealth is to have an ingenious idea that becomes virally popular. When Pearl Harbor was suprisingly attacked, the U.S. joined in World War II and the entire country came together in support of winning the war. Time and again, the solution to major issues, or a seemingly insurmountable problem, has been a novel concept (new idea), or a Cause greater than the sum of its parts, or ideally both. I’m sure you can think of many more examples even stronger than these. The point is that we tend to see only as we focus, yet that focal power can be enough to change the world, given a great cause plus new – focal changing – ideas. Read more... (1241 words, 5 images, estimated 4:58 mins reading time)
Our world is complicated which tends to complicate our individual lives. For millions of us the daily stresses of career, family, and life in general are incredible. An alarm clock wakes us before we’re ready and we’re off to the races! We rush to get the kids ready and off to school, or dash to get off to work, or scurry to meet the obligations of the morning. Our day is filled with the redundant pressures of routine. Evenings are too short. We work towards a weekend for a break in the grind. The months and years fly by as we are so busy and caught up in our chaotic lives.
Citizens the world over – for the most part – spend so much time “doing” that there is not sufficient time built in for “enjoying” (life). I know, it is not as if there were many choices in the matter; we all must do what is necessary to survive (and perhaps prosper?). At some point, however, there must be a compromise between “building a quality life” and “enjoying a quality of life”. Read more... (669 words, 5 images, estimated 2:41 mins reading time)
When I was 13, my family built a home in the mountains of Idaho. My father always referred to it as my mother’s “dream home” (which was his way of saying that it cost a bloody fortune!). I remember watching the big yellow backhoe dig out a hole in the hillside upon which the house would perch. Just inside the entire outer edge of the excavation was an even deeper, three-foot trench. I asked my father: “Why is there a deep trench all the way around where the house will stand?” He explained that any structure is only as strong and stable as the footings and foundation upon which it stands. “In that trench,” he said, “a reinforced cement footing will be poured. The cement walls of the house foundation will be sealed to that footing,” he continued, “and this will firmly anchor the house to the hillside.” He added a little metaphor about the footings of marriage being true love, and that upon that footing is the foundation for building a strong family. This simple tidbit stuck with me. Read more... (463 words, 5 images, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)
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