Marc Stamos

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Entries Tagged as 'Wisdom'

What would Martin Luther King say about the USS New York?

September 18th, 2007 · No Comments

USS New York — It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.
That was the title of the email I received…the text read:
It is the fifth in a new class of warship – designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 [...]

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Fortune Cookie Wisdom

July 12th, 2007 · No Comments

I just read a digital fortune cookie message looking over someone’s shoulder as they Facebooked.
It read: The secret of getting ahead, is getting started.
Wow, the right message at the right time!

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Powerful poster…

April 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

…imagine what our world would look like if everyone practiced this!

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Change your mind, change your life.

March 30th, 2007 · No Comments

‘nuf said!

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Circles

March 26th, 2007 · No Comments

“You may have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.
The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are the stars.
The wind, in its [...]

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Fear is…

March 25th, 2007 · No Comments

I was just going through my notes from the Life Directions seminar I attended in January, and stumbled across the following:
Fear is the darkroom where we develop all our negatives.
Too true!

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Do Unto Others

March 18th, 2007 · No Comments

I was standing in line today, waiting to order french-fries and guacamole at the hotel bar. I overheard hear two people off to my right complaining about the hotel’s service. A minute later I placed my order.
Suddenly, the gentleman who was complaining marched forward and began berating the bartender.
“I’ve been waiting for 20 minutes, no [...]

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Decision making made easy…

February 20th, 2007 · No Comments

For most of my life, I have been a (over)thinker.
Now, decision making is easy. I simply ask my self:
Will xyz decision help fulfill my mission and create the life I want to lead?
If yes, I do it. If not, I don’t. Period.
Anything else is wasted effort.

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The starting point to creating the life you want

February 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Knowing what you want. That’s the starting point.
I know, I know. Trite. Cliché. Heard it all before. Been there done that. That’s what I used to say too.
Then I remembered—knowing is only half the battle. The other half is applying what we know. Consistently. And getting back on the wagon when we fall off.
I [...]

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The game of life is the game of boomerangs

February 13th, 2007 · No Comments

The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds, and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy. – Florence Shinn, writer (1871-1940)
I don’t I really need to add anything to this, except that if you doubt it, you’re missing out on the Secret (to life, the universe and everything. [...]

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Tags: Quotes · Wisdom