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How to Use Words That Heal Rather Than Hurt
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email to a friend Ads by Google There is an old saying that goes like this: “Speak kindly always. We never really know the hurt that someone carries in his or her heart.” I suppose James the brother of Jesus had that in mind when he wrote the following: “When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by…
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Can the American Culture Survive?
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email to a friend Some have the mistaken idea that culture only means fine arts or highbrow pursuits, but it is far more than that. Culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. -1 Foreigners base their opinion of American culture on American T.V. and movies, but that is far from what characterizes our culture. Freedom is the greatest tenant, a people free to pursue the life they want, free to…
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Success and the Longest Race…
“Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.” —Albert Einstein Website DIVISIONS(Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend What does success have to do with the longest race? It is the endurance factor required for racing a dog sled team for close to 1200 miles in some of the most remote, desolate and cold demographics in the world. Success, like the longest race, is also a long hard race that requires much endurance and a not quitting attitude. Susan Butcher was born in Cambridge,…