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CS Lewis said something in The Abolition of Man that has never left me. Only a man that has had a brush with God would be able to say it with conviction. “To exist is human but to know that you exist is divine.” It is a simple yet profound statement and something we can …

Help me Settle this Once For All

Both are littering but, in your opinion, what's worse to throw on the ground, chewed gum or cigarette butt?

A Sense of History

This is a repeat post from 9 years ago. Trolling through the old blog, I came across one with a stupid title, but a solid thought. Set the time machine to 2007. ----------------------------------- I was reading in the book of Daniel about how his name was changed to Belteshazzar. The King Belshazzar gave Daniel his new …

Oops… I did it again.

"Did you mean to set ten tables up instead of 6?  I'm the only one here and I don't have time to rearrange the room before the event." "Mr. Holman, your work is great but you only used one division statement instead of writing one for each one." I woke up this morning with both …

My Five Year Plan

It would always bother me when I couldn’t answer people who would ask if I had a five year plan. I’ve never been one to plan that far ahead and can barely see out of this week let alone 5 years from now. This is not what you call being proactive. I’ve spent too much …

If you and I had lunch…

I've always liked to eat and working in a university kitchen these past few weeks has given me a new appreciation for good food. Another of my favorite things is eating lunch with someone (Of course my wife gets first priority as my lifetime lunch buddy). Sometimes I sit down with people over lunch specifically …

Focused Thinking

I've been reading How Successful People Think by John Maxwell. The chapter I'm highlighting in this post is on the power of focused thinking. I've struggled with focus my entire life and this list of questions I developed from the reading will no doubt come in handy for setting goals more effectively.  Here they are. …