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We Are Too Concerned with Results
We are so concerned with results, with the fruit of our labor. We tend to overlook the fact that the results are usually out of our hands.
Hal Green, Ph.D., Community Contributor
- Davenport, IA
Hal Green, Ph.D., is a former professor, pastor, counselor and columnist. He has deep faith in God and humanity, and is a long-term optimist. He believes that all will be well in the end, and that we will learn and grow from adversity. Hal seeks to inspire, assist, and guide us in our daily life.
His education includes a Ph.D. in World Religions from Northwestern University, a M.Div. in Bible and Theology from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, a M.A. in Psychology from Drake University, and a B.A. in Philosophy, also from Drake University.
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The Will to Live
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Your True Commitment
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The Problem with Gaining Patience
One problem with gaining patience is you want it right away. It can be difficult to be patient while waiting to become patient.
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There is More Than One Way to Listen
There is more than one way to listen. If you really want to hear another, you need to listen with your heart as well as your ears.
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Life without Music
Life without music would be very difficult to bear. Most of us need music every day for sanity’s sake, as well as fundamental enjoyment.
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Laughter May be Good Medicine.
Laughter may be good medicine. That is what recent studies are suggesting, confirming what sages have been saying for millennia.
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To Trust or not to Trust
Whether and to what extent to trust life is one of the earliest lessons we learn as infants. It is a lesson we never forget.
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The Search for Approval
I don’t know if we come into the world seeking approval, but we sure learn to soon after we arrive. We seek it early from our parents.
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Your Amazing Heart
For the ancients, the heart was not the seat of emotions, but of the will. The heart was the center of the person, the home of the soul.
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What is the Meaning of Life?
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Do Not Make Happiness Your Aim
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You Need Not Fear, Fear
You do not have to fear, fear. Nor does fear necessarily debilitate you. It is you who debilitates yourself by caving into fear.
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Do Not Compare Yourself to Others
There is little to be gained from comparing yourself and your lot with others. When you do so, you are setting yourself up for failure
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Healthy Arguing
The absence of arguing is not a sign of a healthy marriage, but of one with little intimacy. Confronting invites energizing closeness.
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Keep Hope Alive
We cannot live long or well without hope. While there is breath in the body, there is always be some residue of hope in the soul.
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Go Ahead and Daydream
Give yourself permission to daydream. It grants your mind and heart the freedom to imaginatively roam around the fulfillment of your desires
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Cultivate Empathy
The world would be a better place if we had more empathy for one another. The more you learn about another, the better you can understand.
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Age Well
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Discipline Yourself
Discipline is a surrender to purpose. Without a motivating purpose to generate commitment to strive to attain, you will just tread water.
