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clearing clutter

Posted by roxanne robbins on August 7th, 2010 | 9 responses
Have you ever tried to convince a packrat to throw something away? If so, then you know just how difficult it is to get a person who hates to part with anything—even the most unnecessary items—to let... read more »

power isn’t happiness

Posted by jeff olson on July 15th, 2010 | 8 responses
I recently watched Ghosts of Girlfriends’ Past. The movie (which is a loose adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol) is about a hedonistic, womanizing bachelor who despises... read more »

overcoming spiritual failure

Posted by marvin williams on July 10th, 2010 | 7 responses
One of the dangers of past successes is that it can lead to complacency. Positive outcomes are exciting, but they can make us feel overconfident, overly optimistic, and in control. Soon we’re humbled... read more »

tossing it back

Posted by tom felten on July 3rd, 2010 | 9 responses
During a Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals last summer, a man named Steve Monforto caught a foul ball as he sat in the bleachers. Since fans are... read more »

correct change

Posted by regina franklin on June 5th, 2010 | 4 responses
Making decisions while shopping has never been one of my strong points. I take forever to settle  on a purchase, and then all the way from the checkout line to my house, I still question whether or not... read more »

rich

Posted by regina franklin on May 26th, 2010 | 5 responses
Their fatigue and discomfort blended with the barren landscape as the group walked through the dirt streets. Trash littered what could hardly be considered front yards. This arid area of Choluteca known... read more »

the kingdom of things

Posted by sheridan voysey on May 7th, 2010 | 12 responses
Since 1993, sales of luxury cars in my country— Australia—have doubled. Since the 1950s, Australian homes have doubled in size, yet the average family has decreased by a third. We’ve been on a pilgrimage... read more »

buyer’s remorse

Posted by poh fang chia on April 27th, 2010 | 13 responses
Have you ever experienced buyer’s remorse? I have. I wonder why I buy half the clothes hanging in my closet.

Just prior to making a purchase, I feel the positive emotions that come with getting... read more »

enough for me

Posted by winn collier on April 8th, 2010 | 10 responses
Author Peter Rollins offers a jolting retelling of Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000. Rollins recounts how the swarming crowds thwarted Jesus’ efforts to find solitude in a boat. As the crowds poured into... read more »

treasures

Posted by marvin williams on December 31st, 2009 | 14 responses
Every day, according to one survey, Americans buy an average of 3,972,603 movie tickets; 1,683,835 songs and albums from online resources; 1,650,000 DVD rentals from Netflix; 978,030 bags of Orville Redenbacher’s... read more »
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