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- Interesting truths - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2015 from Kenneth LindHeredity: The passing of physical characteristics like the color of hair or eyes from one generation to the next. Kids in the family also pick up parents habits causing others to feel they and their parents look alike and act alike. Regardless of heredity, habits or what others thought in ...
Views: 1021 - Five pillars of happiness - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2015 from Kenneth LindMy vision of happiness is not party style joy and excitement. Although that is fun it is not sustainable. Instead I see being comfortable and relaxed about myself, others, circumstances and progress. Movies, sports, TV programs and other entertainments are also fun briefly but lose something ...
Views: 1251 - Door one or door two? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2015 from Kenneth LindComputerized everything, rocket ships, cars produced on a copy machine. Hundreds of ways to terrorize and kill us. We have astonishing numbers of people making a whirlwind of discovery and invention on all fronts. We have specialists in fields we didn’t know existed just a few years ago and are ...
Views: 903 - Why write about self improvement? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2015 from Kenneth LindBecause I know how much better life can be with a few adjustments. I have experienced it. I believe there are people who will greatly enjoy experiencing it too. I am not Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Sam Walton, the Dalai Lama, I am the guy next door and if I can do it, you can do it. You have ...
Views: 847 - Addictions - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2015 from Kenneth LindWhen I was a kid my mother’s younger brother Sammy was a guy to look up to. A marine during world war II, a foreman in an auto plant after the war, a decent house in a nice neighborhood, wife, two kids. He was a big happy friendly guy who was fun to be with. On social occasions drinks were ...
Views: 989 - Handling problems - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2014 from Kenneth LindAround 100 AD an old Greek writer named Plutarch said the Spartans only ask where the enemies are, not how many. His description of the Spartan attitude was simple. We have a problem so we are going where it is and face it. We will see what to do and do it when we get there. I can find no ...
Views: 948 - My life is my own creation - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2014 from Kenneth LindOthers have tried to mess with it by giving advice but are not to blame. I have listened to teachers and motivational speakers, read inspirational books and thousands of quotes written throughout history. The internet has exposed me to much more. Some of it good, some not. Once in a while ...
Views: 843 - Find success, not decay - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2014 from Kenneth LindI googled “how can I improve my life” and got 216,000,000 results in one third of a second. Millions of different people worldwide are contributing advice. The problem is not finding advice but finding some that I can use. There must be help for people in my circumstances in there ...
Views: 868(1 vote) - Valuable lessons are everywhere. - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2014 from Kenneth LindI was the first child of two people with negative blood types. Doctors didn’t know how to handle that yet and as expected only the first child survived. My younger brother and sister didn’t live long enough to make it home from the hospital. Lesson: I am alive by dumb luck, not superiority. ...
Views: 793 - Quitting cigarettes - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2014 from Kenneth LindLike most people my age I started smoking as a teenager. At first it was obvious that my body did not want that smoke in my lungs. The coughing, nausea, foul taste and eye irritation were worth putting up with in order to look grown up. Before long my body adjusted and the habit was ...
Views: 892 - Attitudes? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2014 from Kenneth Lind“Dad and mom think rock music is stupid, poke along under the speed limit, and I wouldn’t be caught dead in their clothing and hair styles.” Sound familiar? It’s what I thought in the teenage years while wearing my blue suede shoes with white socks, cuffed jeans and greased hair. In later ...
Views: 971 - Money is the root of all evil? - by Submitted on May 18, 2014 from Kenneth LindI've heard that said since I was a little boy. Usually when talking about some awful deed that was committed. Fraud? Theft? Robbery? Murder? It's all been done to get money and will be again. Many people believe the origin of the saying is religious. The Bible (Timothy 6:10) says something ...
Views: 959 - Are you gaining on success or falling behind? - by Submitted on May 11, 2014 from Kenneth LindAre you gaining on success or falling behind? I have heard many times that businesses are either going up or down. Never staying the same. We lose customers every year for one reason or another. They die, retire, move away, their brother in law becomes a competitor, you irritate them somehow. ...
Views: 1005 - Relax, nonsense is normal - by Submitted on May 05, 2014 from Kenneth LindWords that describe nonsense in the dictionary include pointless, meaningless, irritating, disrespectful, obnoxious. Nonsense is words or actions that others don’t understand. Doing or saying things that seem illogical. In my experience, nothing is really illogical. If it seems illogical I don’t ...
Views: 1043 - Success starts with truth. - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2014 from Kenneth LindA life insurance agent once said to me “Ken, you are not immortal.” Picture a tall bird with his head in the sand. I was in my 30’s, with military, college and business experience plus a wife and kids. This was not new information. He made his point by starting with a truth that most of us ...
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