Technorati Tags: Books, Clarity, Favorite Books, Inspiration, Spiritual, Wisdom
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From the category archives:
Inspiration
Do you need a great book to read?
I have the honor of being an Advisor on a wonderful website called In10YearsBooks.
On my Top Ten Favorite Books list I share the books that have had a great impact on my life and how those books influenced me.
Choosing my Top Ten books was quite a process! Just like you, I've read tons of books over the years, all valuable and helpful in one way or another.
To trim that list down to the Top Ten was definitely a challenge, but a beneficial one that brought back to me the value of each and every book, not just the Top Ten. Wow!
Once I had my Top Ten books, I wrote a little synopsis for each one, and those are included with my list.
Believe me, that was another valuable process!
As I revisited each book in my mind, I was reminded of what the book was all about and how it had helped me to have more clarity, awareness, understanding, and increased power to change and improve my life.
I'm happy to share my 2008 Top Ten Book list with you! So grab a cup of coffee or tea and take a few minutes to check out my list of My Top Ten Books!
And please comment on this blog post! What are YOUR Top Ten Books? Please share with us!
PGA Professional Golfer J.P. Hayes has been getting national attention for his act of honesty.
Last week Hayes realized that, while playing in a PGA tournament, he had inadvertently used a golf ball that was not on the list of officially-approved balls.
From a story on ESPN.com where Hayes turns himself in:
“Hayes had a choice: He could have said nothing and kept playing, with no one aware of his mistake. Or he could turn himself in and let his mistake cost him a 2009 PGA Tour card. He chose the latter.”His act of honesty means that Hayes is disqualified from playing in PGA Tournaments in 2009. I first heard about this as I was driving and listening to two local sports radio guys discuss/argue about it. One guy was OK with what Hayes did. “OK” means, you know, OK if he did turn himself in and OK if he didn't. The other argued passionately that Hayes should not have turned himself in, his reasoning being that:
A) no harm was done B) Hayes would not ever have gotten caughtA radio caller acknowledged Hayes for demonstrating such a high level of integrity. The caller also said it was rather sad that an act of honesty would cause such amazement. In the video below you can see that J.P. Hayes is pretty amazed, himself! Interestingly, the radio guy against Hayes turning himself in could not hear what the caller was saying. So entrenched in his own rightness, there was no room in his paradigm to grasp the caller's viewpoint. What amazed me was the sports radio guy arguing against Hayes' act of turning himself in, all the while completely oblivious to how dishonest he sounded as he made his points. Listening to him, you could think, “Uh, wouldn't want to be your wife!” Well, no sense being righteous about it. The remedy is to ask, “When have I done that or something like that?” Acknowledging that allows for taking responsibility instead of getting in an uproar about how someone else is wrong about something. It's a good lesson. As for the issue at hand, kudos to J.P. Hayes! Your act of integrity is a gift to all of us!
From espn.com - “J.P. Hayes Disqualifies Himself From PGA Tour Event”
Technorati Tags: Athlete, Golf, Inspiration, Integrity, PGA, Sports
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“Be very careful that you do not unconsciously assume that nervous tension is power. This is vital. Watch yourself the next time you work toward some goal. Look very closely to discover tense feelings and nervous thoughts whirling around inside. Do not let them deceive you into assuming that they are creative forces; they are not. They are thieves of genuine powers. As always, your awareness of thievery is your first fine step toward casting them out.” -- Vernon Howard
Technorati Tags: Clarity, Harmony, Inspiration, point of view, Spiritual, Stress Relief, Wisdom
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“When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator” --Mahatma Gandhi
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Not that you haven't seen it already, but I offer President-Elect Barack Obama's acceptance speech as my personal tribute to a man who seems to be a beacon in a very dark night.
It's not that I expect him to solve all the problems. He may solve only a few, or he may not solve any.
I'm inspired and hopeful because Barack Obama seems authentic and intelligent, with a drive toward putting us all on point with the message that it's our responsibility - all of us - to create the solutions....to create a better world.
I like that message.
This is what seems to be. I hope it is true.
Flashback to 1960...
In 1960 I was 13. I had a friend named Karen who lived in Los Angeles but was down in the San Diego area visiting her Uncle Burt. He was an attorney and deeply involved in supporting the campaign of John F. Kennedy.
One day in late summer of 1960, Uncle Burt took Karen and me to the local Kennedy Campaign Headquarters. Karen and I were given little tasks as a way to contribute to JFK's campaign. We loved every minute of it. I still have souvenirs from that day - a large cardboard poster that says “Kennedy-Johnson” and a lapel button - white with blue letters - that simply says “Kennedy.”
A few months later John F. Kennedy beat Richard Nixon and was elected President of the United States.
This is part one of his Inaugural Speech.
Part two here.
Those were glorious days. A prince among princes had been elected and was serving as our President. That era was referred to as Camelot. That's how magical it was. And we all had great hope about our lives, our futures.
I remember the sad day in November when we all found out he was gone. I was in my high school geometry class. It was about 11:00am when someone came into our classroom to announce that John F. Kennedy had been assassinated.
It's one thing to read it in a history book and another to experience it like that. It was the shock that rang 'round the world, and it touched everyone.
I remember the funeral procession - it was televised. I remember my father crying. I'd never seen him cry before. But there was little John-John saluting as the caisson rolled by, bearing the body of his father, and my own father was in tears. I'll not ever forget it.
That was 45 years ago - the past. In the present moment, here we are at 5 November 2008, and Barack Obama is the President-Elect of the United States of America.
I look forward to the days ahead. I hope they will be bright. I hope the magic will re-emerge, the magic in all of us. That's what a great leader can do - bring that magic out.
This isn't a sermon, and it's not a comparison of two men.
I just wanted to share what I'm feeling.
Here is part one of President-Elect Barack Obama's acceptance speech.
I hope you will share your comments.
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