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COMMENTARY 842.3: Too Poor to Give 27 Aug 2013 | 04:36 pm
When Teresa, a widow with four young children, saw a notice that members of her church would gather to deliver presents and food to a needy family, she took $10 out of her savings jar and bought the i...
COMMENTARY 842.2: Competition in the Arts 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Competition often brings out the best performance but it doesn’t always bring out the best in people. Even in the arts, actors, singers, dancers, and musicians must survive and thrive in a competitive...
COMMENTARY 842.1: What I Want My Daughter to Get Out of Sports 23 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Several years ago, when my daughter Carissa was about to enter her first gymnastics competition, I wrote her a letter expressing my hopes and goals for her athletic experience. Here’s a revised versio...
Bound for Bogota — and Medellin! 23 Aug 2013 | 04:15 am
As mentioned in last week’s updates, I’ll be in Colombia next week. I will post dispatches on the What Will Matter Facebook page, so be sure to Like that page so you can stay in the loop. Much of this...
OPTIMISTS’ CREED. Did you know there is a social /service club devoted to the promotion of optimism? Here is their Creed: 22 Aug 2013 | 11:12 pm
Promise Yourself To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something i...
OBSERVATION: If you were given a wish from an all powerful genie as to one attribute for your children what would you choose. There are lots of candid... 22 Aug 2013 | 11:09 pm
Optimism is the most powerful of the children of positivity (experiencing the world and expressing oneself in positive terms). Its siblings: gratitude, enthusiasm, cheerfulness, hopefulness are other...
COMMENTARY 841.5: If It’s Broken, Try to Fix It 22 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
Former President Jimmy Carter was 70 years old when he wrote this poem about his father: This is a pain I mostly hide, But ties of blood or seed endure. And even now I feel inside The hunger for his o...
COMMENTARY 841.4: The Beginning of Positive Thinking 21 Aug 2013 | 04:06 pm
I am a strong believer in the power of positive thinking, which is the title of a best-selling book published in 1952 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, a controversial preacher and pastor who popularized t...
COMMENTARY 841.3: Emotional Resilience 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Despite romanticized myths about the gloriously carefree teenage years, adolescence has always been an emotional battlefield where young people must fight their way through insecurity, depression and ...
Character may determine our fate, but character is not determined by fate. The quest of an honest parent: Strive to be the person you hope your childr... 19 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
There’s no doubt that our character has a profound effect on our future. What we must remember, however, is not merely how powerful character is in influencing our destiny, but how powerful we are in ...
