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The Kid Who Taught Me Something!

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I have been off the grid for a little while now doing research for a new book I'm working on.  It had required me to take a step back from a lot of outside influence and really spend a good bit of time in deep thought and reflection.  It has…

Think and Grow Rich - by Napoleon Hill

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This was a most amazing book. Andrew Carnie, of steel manufacturing fame, charged Napoleon Hill with writing this book. It was written in 1937, took 28 years to complete the research, and was the summary (I guess that's a good word) of the…

Happiness for Dummies: Hardiness (Chapter 6)

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I do marvel that Happiness for Dummies is not a "dummies" book, that it does have valid content that makes you think! Dr. Gentry described hardy personality in Chapter 6 of Happiness for Dummies-- people who are resilient, who are survivors.…

Happiness for Dummies - W. Doyle Gentry, PhD

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It's been a while since I posted in this blog, mostly because I didn't want to supersede the last blog post, Learning:  the Key to Enjoying Life.  But, I started reading the book, "Happiness for Dummies", and figured I'd post what I've…

Learning: The Key to Enjoying Life

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I think I've finally got it.  I think I've finally figured out how to enjoy life.  I had an "ah ha" moment (thank you Jim Ryan for the terminology of Ah ha moments).  I think the key to enjoying life is learning. Here's some of my thoughts…

The Power of Now -- a journey to discovery

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Don't know if you have had the time to join in / read the book discussion re: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, but I'm up to page 65.  Here's what I'm thinking about so far. . . There are a lot of thought provoking statements in the pages…

The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle

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I started reading The Power of Now yesterday.  I'm only up to page 14, and have seen some promise in this book as part of my journey of discovery.  Bare with me -- I have to ramble on a bit to explain things, and I'll get back to the reason…