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“I Got A Name”

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Living (and loving) Life

Like so many events that help shape our lives, I’ll always remember the first time I heard the magic voice of Jim Croce singing “I Got A Name” on the car radio.

Although I was just a couple of weeks shy of my thirteenth birthday, I had already started thinking about the direction I wanted to take with my young life.

Like most everyone else’s, my path ended up taking many twists and turns as the years came and went, but I never lost my love for that song and what it meant to me as a youngster.  [Read more…]

Think diamonds are rare? Well, that’s just a myth.

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Living (and loving) Life

It’s widely believed that diamonds are extremely rare, hence the high prices we’re willing to pay for diamond jewelry.

But guess what? Diamonds aren’t really rare at all.

Truth be told, that’s just a carefully-crafted myth designed to keep both the desire to acquire them and the prices we have to pay for them as high as possible.

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Lightning strikes the earth up to 100 times every second (of every day)

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Living (and loving) Life

Lightning is one of the most powerful and most awe-inspiring forces in nature.

Just how powerful is lightning? Well, consider this…

A typical lightning bolt delivers around 300 million Volts and 30,000 Amps of electricity!

What’s more, just one large thunderstorm can produce thousands of lightning bolts as it moves across the earth’s surface, inducing awe, fear and fascination in those who witness its passage.  [Read more…]

“The Power of Positive Thinking”

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“Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.”
       –Norman Vincent Peale

The late minister and author Norman Vincent Peale wrote one of the most-read inspirational books of all time.

The Power of Positive Thinking (#ad) was an instant best-seller, and it’s still quite popular several decades after it was first published.

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