When God wants to drill a man, And thrill a man, and skill a man, When God wants to mold a man To play for Him the noblest part, When He yearns with all His heart To build so great and bold a man That all the world shall be amazed, Then watch God’s methods, […]
Pleasure and The Law of Diminishing Returns
“Unlimited freedom means that identity is fluid. The search to find oneself never ends.” Mark Sayers As humans we are hard wired for pleasure. All you have to do is look at the magazine aisle or watch a sequence of commercials. All of these companies are ultimately selling pleasure of some sort. The newest electronics […]
Community Service In The Best Small Town in America
In 1992 Elko, Nevada was awarded the Best Small Town in America distinction I was eleven years old at the time and you could have told me it was the worst small town in America and I would not haven known the difference. I guess that type of innocence is what made my childhood great. Elko was one […]
The Pessimist Vs. The Optimist – Dr. Viktor Frankl
The excerpt below came from one of the most influential books I have read, Mans Search For Meaning by Dr. Viktor Frankl. If you have not read this please pick up a copy, it will change how you view the world forever. In this excerpt, Dr. Frankl captures the essence of optimism versus pessimism perfectly. […]
Getting My Shoes Shined in Las Vegas
Much of what I write about is focused on a particular subject or topic that I find interesting but every once in awhile life has a way of making you look at the bigger picture. This week I was passing through the Las Vegas airport when I saw a gentlemen in his sixties at a […]