What does it take to succeed? A positive attitude? Well, sure, but that’s hardly enough. The Law of Attraction? The Secret? These ideas might act as spurs to action, but without the action itself, they don’t do much.
Success, however it’s defined, takes action, and taking good and appropriate action takes skills. Some of these skills […]

On May 17, 2008, I was elected Division C Governor for the new Toastmasters District 83. From July 2008 to June 2009, I will be helping 30 Toastmasters clubs in the central New Jersey area, along with five Area Governors. My theme for the year will be “Leaders Speak”.

Toastmasters promotes public speaking and leadership, and […]

This story from the Zohar is one of my favorite stories. (Zohar, Vayechi, Section 19, Verses 144-152.) We know Rabbi Shimon had a small and closed group of students around him. Rabbi Yitzchak was one of them.
Rabbi Yitzchak was sitting at the door and was sad. Rabbi Yehuda came out and saw he […]

Author: Sara Pennypacker
Illustrator: Marla Frazee (on JOMB)
Published: 2008 Hyperion (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0786838841
Chapters.ca Amazon.com
In the voice of a creative and easily distracted third grader and brimming with insight and humour, this clever and thoroughly entertaining novel is as touching as it is funny as it is educational.
Other books mentioned:

Clementine
The Talented Clementine

If you have an […]

Via the Out of Ur blog, a story of pastors engaging in civil disobedience… against the IRS. Last Sunday, a group of pastors endorsed a specific political candidate from their pulpits. Doing so violated a long-time ban on political endorsement by churches-and jeopardizes those churches’ tax-exempt status.
I’d like to get your reactions to this. Here […]

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