Imagination Can Take You Places
I recently read “It” by Stephen King. This 1986 novel describes a murderous monster that often takes the appearance of a clown. The plot includes two titanic clashes between good and evil. I admire Stephen King for his imagination. Even my nightmares are not as wild...
Responding to Rejection
No one likes being rejected. Whether the rejection is social or professional, the rejection stings. Jack Canfield knows about rejection. His idea for a nonfiction book was rejected by 100 publishers. Nonetheless, he kept trying. After a total of 144 rejections, he...
How Curious Are You?
I have been reading about a man who lived 500 years ago. He had three characteristics that made his life challenging: He was an illegitimate child, he was left-handed, and he was gay. As a young adult he applied for a position with a duke and listed ten...
What Could You Invent?
Recently I saw something no owner of a two-year-old home expects to see: a mouse in the house. I wanted to capture it and toss it out. But how? I looked in stores for mouse-capture devices. Many inventors have heard the saying, “Build a better mousetrap and the world...
The Value of Determination
While visiting Dresden, Germany, on holiday, I saw in a fabulous museum a cherry pit with 185 tiny human faces carved into it. A person needs a magnifying glass to see the faces clearly. I am sure the unknown artist needed a magnifying glass to see what he was carving...
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