Category Archives: Humanitarian Things

4 Books Everyone Should Read Right Now

Posted on November 9, 2019 by admin

Things seem to be getting crazier out there, or maybe it’s just me. I try to stay out of the worst of it as much as I can but I feel that I should say something about it. Thinking about … Continue reading →

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Stephen Covey: A Paradigm Shift

Posted on November 3, 2019 by admin

This is a story that Stephen Covey uses in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to demonstrate the power of paradigm shifts. Notice that nothing changes in the story except Covey’s perception on the situation; that one change made … Continue reading →

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Good Communication: The Way Forward

Posted on November 2, 2019 by admin

Sometimes I feel like a broken record on this blog. There are a few subjects that I regularly write about, sometimes from different angles but often from the same angles. Communication is one of those subjects. I’m sure I’ve said … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Daryl Davis

Posted on October 25, 2019 by admin

Daryl Davis is an incredible person. He has done so much to promote empathy, understanding, compassion, and dialogue on some of the most controversial subjects while simultaneously showing the dangers of fear, assumptions, ignorance, hatred, and rigid ideologies. In the … Continue reading →

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Making a Difference

Posted on October 22, 2019 by admin

People who talk about something they’d clearly like to change and then say “But there’s nothing I can do; that’s just the way it is” drive me crazy. I see this attitude on a fairly regular basis. It doesn’t take … Continue reading →

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Look for the Helpers

Posted on September 4, 2019 by admin

When he was a little kid, Mister Rogers’s mother encouraged him to “look for the helpers” in difficult times. Later in his life, he passed that same wisdom onto the rest of us. This is a good way to see … Continue reading →

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Listening and Communication

Posted on August 20, 2019 by admin

Stephen Covey talks a lot about the importance of listening in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Seeking to understand what other people are saying, practicing empathetic listening, asking clarifying questions, giving them plenty of time to talk, and … Continue reading →

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Describing Problems

Posted on August 13, 2019 by admin

I had a phenomenal heart-to-heart yesterday with someone who helped me learn a lot more about myself. That exchange also reminded me of a great concept related to solving problems: if you can describe the problem, you can solve it. … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Joys

Posted on August 12, 2019 by admin

Life is full of unexpected joys. These joys can appear at any time and work wonders. They can make a wonderful season even better or make a rough season easier to manage. Here are a few of these joys that … Continue reading →

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Asking the Right Questions and the Overview Effect

Posted on August 11, 2019 by admin

The above quote from Thomas Pynchon has been incredibly influential to me. I think of it more quickly, more easily, and more often than most other quotes I know. Its message is so simple and straightforward, yet the more I … Continue reading →

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