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Free PDF of James Allen’s “As A Man Thinketh.”

AK — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:48:01 +0000

Below is James Allen’s classic essay As A Man Thinketh, originally published in 1902. [1] The work is in the public domain. The version below is courtesy of Black Freighter Productions. [2] Enjoy! Post from: My Reference Frame

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Has President Obama accomplished enough to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

AK — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:12:02 +0000

Some people say yes. Others think the award was a joke and has cheapened the prestige of the prize. The answer is obvious. I am not a political supporter of President Obama but facts are facts: the President was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. As such, whatever President Obama has achieved to date was sufficient to win the [...]

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A Simple Way To Make Better Decisions.

AK — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:03:26 +0000

Remember one word: HALT. It’s a very common acronym with roots in the addiction recovery business and stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired. [1] Don’t make that phone call, send that e-mail, have that conversation, or make any important decision if you are experiencing any of these conditions as they tend to impair cognitive ability. Stop, wait, take steps [...]

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In Memory Of Those Killed On September 11, 2001

AK — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:48:40 +0000

We have not forgotten. May God bring peace and comfort to the loved ones you left behind. http://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Home.aspx Post from: My Reference Frame

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“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the industrious out of it. You don’t multiply wealth by dividing it. Government cannot give anything to anybody that it doesn’t first take from somebody else. Whenever somebody receives something without working for it, somebody else has to work for it without receiving. The worst thing that can happen to a nation is for half of the people to get the idea they don’t have to work because somebody else will work for them, and the other half to get the idea that it does no good to work because they don’t get to enjoy the fruit of their labor.”

AK — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:54:37 +0000

Adrian Rogers, 1996 (not 1931! See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Rogers). I don’t believe in his theology but this quote is worth reading twice. Post from: My Reference Frame

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What do A.M. and P.M. mean?

AK — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:04:48 +0000

Initially I thought they meant “ante-meridian” and “post-meridian” with the meridian being the longitudinal line at any given point on Earth dividing the sky in half and running north to south (see figure 4 in the following link; the meridian is the N/S line). [1] As the sun rises from the east it is before or [...]

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