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75Reasons for optimism
As the U.S. economy teeters on the brink of an unprecidented collapse, I thought it may be beneficial to shift our attention toward more positive events that suggest we may be headed toward a more peaceful,...
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73Ask and It Is Given
When I was a child, I thought of myself as a heroine stuck in a tragic drama of being unloved and misunderstood. I was often sullen and pouty, dissatisfied with my life, and angry at the world for every...
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69Believing is achieving
The idea that thoughts create reality has gained quite a bit of exposure in recent years. Since I've experienced this philosophy in action several times, I decided to write about why I believe in the creative...
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68Beating the blahs
Do you ever experience a complete lack of energy and general disinterest in life? As someone who works from home, with very little human contact during the day, and not even a pet to keep me company (my...
7 comments65Material wealth and spiritual poverty
I was reading an article about Solzhenitsyn today, in John Mauldin's "Outside The Box" e-newsletter, and there were a couple of passages that resonated with me because they mirror thoughts I've been having...
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63Sarah Palin's Moral Compass
There are many important issues going on in our world right now; environmental degradation, a devastating war, human rights violations, economic turmoil, etc. So why am I writing about Sarah Palin? Because...
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63Dreams from My Father
This was the question I asked myself when a law student at ASU first mentioned him. It was the summer of 2006 and we were discussing who we hoped would be the next president--I think I was leaning toward...
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60Poetry challenge: The love of broken things
After Amanda responded to Lita's challenge to write a poem about this topic in such a beautiful way, it reminded me that poetry can often capture the essence of emotional subjects far more effectively than...
33 comments60Is it any coincidence...
We all experience coincidences. The concept is elusive, but the underlying premise is quite magical. The chances of thinking about something and then having it appear; be it a song, a phrase, a number, a...
12 comments57The Science of Money
After viewing a few informative, paradigm-shifting videos about the origins and nature of U.S. money, such as Zeitgeist and the free, online economics course developed by Chris Martenson, I'm convinced that...
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