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The Courageous Heart: Wisdom for Difficult Times

The Courageous Heart: Wisdom for Difficult Times

Starting with quotes from a broad range of writers, bite-sized essays apply this wisdom to the challenges we face in our lives.

2022

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When Is Enough Enough?

The inability to deny a potential dollar will eventually catch up to you.

Jul 3, 2023

Jul 3, 2023

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Adams Basket Case Theory

I also find it helpful to remind myself that every human is a mess on the inside. It’s easy to assume the good-looking and well-spoken…

Oct 24, 2022

Oct 24, 2022

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Your Dreams Will Come True

Chance can be on our side, if we but stir it up with our energies, stay receptive to its every random opportunity, and continually provoke…

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Your Dreams Will Come True

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You Don’t Need a Better Life, You Need a Better Mission

If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday, you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them…

Sep 2

You Don’t Need a Better Life, You Need a Better Mission

Sep 2

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Keep Your Eraser Handy

The pencil is mightier than the pen. Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Aug 26

Keep Your Eraser Handy

Aug 26

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Don’t Fall for the Tyranny of the Obvious

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. Sherlock Holmes in The Boscombe Valley Mystery

Aug 19

Don’t Fall for the Tyranny of the Obvious

Aug 19

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Are You Making This Mistake With Your Life?

If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s. Joseph Campbell

Aug 12

Are You Making This Mistake With Your Life?

Aug 12

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When Winning Is Losing

Try not to force your idea on someone, but rather think about it with him. If you feel you have won the discussion, that also is the wrong…

Aug 5

When Winning Is Losing

Aug 5

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Be Careful What You Wish For

The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean

Jul 29

Be Careful What You Wish For

Jul 29

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A Man’s Got to Know His Limitations

When you are honest and humble about your weaknesses, you will be more comfortable in your own skin. When you use your weaknesses to…

Jul 22

A Man’s Got to Know His Limitations

Jul 22

Rod Pickett

Rod Pickett

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Rod Pickett is a writer, pastor, teacher, photographer, real estate broker, personal trainer, consultant, trained hypnotist, woodworker and life-long learner.

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