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A while back I came across an article that shared an interesting statistic. Sixty percent of today’s school-age children see themselves as exceptional, compared to the 8% who saw themselves exceptional in 1964. Today, being average is unacceptable. An Interesting situation when you consider most of us, in most things, are — average. But this statistic opened me up to the larger question of how … Continue reading Righting An Upside-Down World
TO ENJOY THE VIDEO AND MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here ***** “A child’s mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled.” ~ Dorothea Brande At this time in my life one of my very favorite things is to have my grandson on my lap watching him watch Minecraft episodes. … Continue reading Kindle the Fire
TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here Not long ago my grandson and I paid a visit to my old neighborhood on Queen Anne Hill. Grandpa wanted to share a few stories from his childhood. We passed my favorite park, the store where I bought candy, my grade school and my very first job. … Continue reading Two Warriors
To enjoy the music in today’s post, please click the link above in your email, or click here. Today’s post comes from my friend, Joe Nagy. The ancient Greeks had a saying: “Call no man happy until he is dead.” The implication is that a change of fortune may make even the happiest person miserable. They also warned us that much of our suffering … Continue reading A Well Lived Life (by Joe)
To enjoy the music in today’s post, please click the link above in your email, or click here. Here are two more golden record selections for our Just A Thought flight into eternity. Sit back and enjoy. “Rhapsody In Blue,” written by George Gershwin, video clip here from the movie, Rhapsody in Blue — selected by Jeff Brain. “As Times Goes By,” written by … Continue reading More Music For The Ages