Humility for Success – Living Skills – Meditation for today

August 12, 2009

In my various endeavors in life and in my “Leadership” roles (father, scout leader, administrator, community organizations, etc.), it is important for me to remember to give credit where credit id due.  I believe a leader is only as good as those who follow and support him.  And while people want strong leaders, they also [...]

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Thoughts about “Worry”

August 10, 2009

Worry is an exaggerated sense of one’s own responsibility.  We are in reality powerless over everything but ourselves and, therefore, to worry is to practice a belief that we are more powerful than we are. 
 
Worry is the responsibility or property of management.  Ours is the footwork.  This is true with my role as a [...]

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Fire in Hancock – Setback or Opportunity?

July 15, 2009

 

Fire takes “Sweet River Studios” building

There was a fire in Hancock NY yesterday in the building housing some apartments and the “Sweet Rivers Studio” clothing store. I believe that everyone got out safe and that the rescue workers / fireman where able to contain and extinguish the blaze also with out lose of life. Thank [...]

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Dr. Carl Jung, Norman Vincent Peale, and the Twelve Steps as an answer

July 14, 2009

I recently participated in a two day event at work which centered on the naming of six groups or “Families” of students residing at The Family Foundation School.  The theme for naming their houses was “Heroes of recovery in addiction and other prominent figures in the history of recovery.”  And yet while the two day [...]

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Real Value – Facebook, Twitter, Social Media – a positive exchange

July 12, 2009

I have been experimenting with this “Social Media” thing for six months now. A question that has been in my mind is the value of the time spent on the computer and whether or not it is (in reality) adding to the quality of my friendships and social groups.
So now in the last few days [...]

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Thorns, rocks and caterpillar poop. . .

June 17, 2009

I enjoyed and want to share a recent post by Dorothy Ray in her blog -Life’s Journey Observed. Thorns, rocks and caterpillar poop. . .   This is an example of  an opportunity for being intimate with our environment. Also it is one more blessing that we share here in Upstate New York – Rural America. 
Similar posts that I [...]

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The Family Foundation School Awards Banquet

June 14, 2009

Emailing: FFS Awards Dinner dance 2009 pic (10)

Originally uploaded by Mikea44646

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FFS Awards Dinner Dance 2009 VID (33)

June 14, 2009

The tradition at The Family Foundation School is to end all dances with the song “We are Family” by Sister Sledge.  Playing in this video.
 I had one of the best times at last night’s Awards Dinner & Dance. The dinner was a formal affair where students from FFS (a therapeutic boarding school for troubled teen [...]

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FFS — “Back in the Day”

June 13, 2009

Today was a beautiful day in June. The skies were blue with temperatures in the 70s. I think what made the day particularly special for me was the opportunity to spend time with students of The Family Foundation School, a boarding school for troubled teen girls and boys at the location where The Family Foundation [...]

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B-Iris- Star Ship Enterprise (44)

June 8, 2009

B-Iris- Star Ship Enterprise (44)
Originally uploaded by Mikea44646

Planted in the Fall of 2007 – my “Starship Enterprise” Iris Plants have blossomed.
What is significant about this plant is the story of why I planted them. As you may have guessed, Star Trek reference in the name of this particular species of plant (if word species is [...]

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