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As many are aware, my beautiful sister passed away a little more than seven weeks ago. After a year plus battle with (that stupid) cancer, Nicole physically succumbed to the illness at the precious age of 34. Allow me to share three, relevant truths: 1. It’s been hard. 2.
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The difference between a 16 year old and an 18 year old is huge. As my oldest approaches graduation -- an event the Intramuralist will undoubtedly address more directly in the days to come -- I am keenly aware of the growth that occurs those final few years of high school. While
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Ok, something somewhere is sticking in my craw here. True, that’s not a phrase the Intramuralist uses with any frequency. I’m not certain I even know exactly what a “craw” is. Since Google often makes each of us look a little smarter than we really are, I’ve
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I’ve read many insightful leadership books through the years -- books such as The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, How to Win Friends & Influence People, Change Your Questions Change Your Life, Strengths Finder, and the clever Who Moved My Cheese? I’ve also learned of all sorts of
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Dear Hillary, Congratulations! You have decided to again enter into the presidential race. Running the race is not easy -- nor is holding true to your values when the campaign’s rigor and rhetoric attempt to throw you off. The Intramuralist wishes you well. Also, consistent with our practice, my audience
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Is it true that it only takes a little bit of salt? A pinch of salt... taking it with a grain of salt... a little bit of salt will do... And is it true that it only takes an iota of salt to make things salty? Is an entire batch
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For weeks the Intramuralist has resisted commenting extensively on the Iranian nuclear talks. The challenge is that I feel my perspective is very limited; granted, my perspective is most likely, comparably limited on multiple other topics that I feel far more comfortable commenting on, but this one seems different; it
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Recently, it seems, I’ve heard an amplified chorus of the call to withhold judgment... “Do not judge, lest you be judged.” It also seems such is one of the most repeated biblical truths both Bible students and non-Bible students like to proclaim. No doubt the call to refrain
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If something is good, right, and true, it should change us from our head to our heart to our feet. Such has long been my mantra about faith. If a faith is good, right, and true it should totally change us... establishing the reasoning in our head, molding the emotions
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There are times the noise in my house is too loud. Sometimes it comes from one of my kid’s rooms. Sometimes it comes from my spouse or me. The reality is that when the noise is too loud, no one can hear. Like many, I have been watching the
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A friend directed me to a recent article about school suspensions and their effectiveness. The author, Ashley Nicole Black, began as follows: “When I was in high school, I was almost suspended twice. Bad to the bone trouble maker that I was, the first time was for being late to
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We always have to pick one... * Best Dressed Man * Sexiest Man Alive * Best Picture * Best New Artist * The #1 New York Times Best Seller We make things into a competition... for everything from presidential nominations to “who will be the next Pope” to the People’s Choice Awards. We’re