Update: Planting Seeds for the Future
About ten months ago I wrote a post about my first effort at growing a plant. I had never even tried it before, so there was a lot to learn — still is. The main point was that in order to reap anything...
View ArticleHow to Find Your Dream Job
This is graduation season. A lot of freshly minted graduates are streaming out of our colleges, high schools, and technical programs. A lot of new graduates are looking for their dream jobs. How do you...
View ArticleHow to Nurture a Positive Habit
You and I both understand the power of habit. As humans we are wired to repeat behaviors over and over again. Sometimes those habits are “good” in that they lead to excellent outcomes. Other times...
View ArticleIdentify Your Gaps to Reach Your Goals
Let’s say you are twenty-five years old and have a goal to become a ukelele player. Or, let’s say you are fifteen and want to become a doctor. Perhaps you are fifty-three with a strong desire to be a...
View ArticleHow I Lost 50 Pounds (Part Three)
The Role of the Large Intestine Colon In Part Two of this series we examined the structure of the small intestine and how nutrients are absorbed from the food slurry that moves through. The muscular...
View ArticleThreshing-machine – Melville [Quote]
Truth is like a threshing-machine; tender sensibilities must keep out of the way. – Herman Melville from The Confidence Man. The Confidence Man (Penguin)
View ArticleImportant Book for Parents of Teens
How does that teenage brain work? At Forward Story we are always interested in information that relates to the way our bodies work and the way families work. I have discovered a book that deals with...
View ArticleEmily Brontë Died at Thirty
How Old Are You? My wife and I recently watched the movie To Walk Invisible about the Brontë sisters. These amazing sisters created some of the most enduring works of English literature. The eldest...
View ArticleOne Day You Will Be a Face on a Wall
Recently a friend from church told me that he had arrived at a great insight. He realized that one day he will just be a face on a wall of his descendants. We all have faces on our walls or in our...
View ArticleThe Power of Opportunity Cost & Why You Should Use It
Writing this article has been on my task list for over three months. I chose to do many other things instead of writing it. I will come back to this at the end… What on earth is opportunity cost?...
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