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In the 2004 “Character Strengths and Virtues” handbook, six classes of core virtues are identified, made up of 24 measurable "character strengths.” They are as follows: 1. Wisdom and Knowledge: creativity, curiosity, open-mindedness, love of learning, perspective, innovation 2. Courage: bravery, persistence, integrity, vitality, zest 3. Humanity: love,
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To transcend generation, ethnicity, and division, is beautiful; it’s something most of us struggle with daily. For Billy Graham, the practice was not a struggle. He crossed cultural, social, religious and political lines. He befriended every President back to Harry Truman; Lyndon Johnson was, in fact, considered one of
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So I really appreciated the dialogue after our last post, “Four Days After Parkland.” There have been strong opinions, intense emotions. And truthfully, that makes me thankful. Why? Because people care. I’ll say that again. Seventeen innocents died and people care. Isn’t that the point we miss most
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Let’s talk honestly, rawly about what happened last Wednesday. Let’s talk about the students. Let’s talk about solution. First, take a moment to say each of these names out loud. Take note, too, of their ages… Alyssa Alhadeff (14), Martin Duque Anguiano (14), Scott Beigel (35), Nicholas
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What are they saying about these Olympics? Two great stories… first, from Dylan Hernandez, a sports columnist with the Los Angeles Times, including his editorial commentary: “A more appropriate nickname for these so-called Peace Games would be the Geopolitical Public Relations Olympics, as North Korea has claimed gold in
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Every two years — in winter and then summer — one athlete is honored with the privilege of carrying the American flag, leading his or her peers in the opening Olympic ceremonies. Last week, in a process “fully driven by the athletes,” America’s eight winter sports federations voted to determine who
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Every four years, at this time of year, we seem to get visions of sugar plums or ice skaters (or something) dancing in our heads, and I’m reminded of how enjoyable the Olympics can be… athletes coming together for fierce but friendly competition, regardless of nation, ethnicity, etc. I
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And then there was this on Tuesday on the Senate floor, as calmly spoken by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)… “So with that, I’m going to sign the pledge. It says here: ‘Pledge to Return to Era of Bipartisan Cooperation and Agreement In order to restore civility to the
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So first, ten things we learned from Super Bowl LII… 1. Minnesota is cold. 2. Justin Timberlake rocks. 3. Eagles really do fly. 4. Sometimes a backup player makes all the difference in the world. 5. Marketers determined they would make more of a difference by omitting the political statements
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Some situations just make me pause. The circumstances are hard. There is no criticism, no judgment… just hard. But I admit, from afar, it’s often easier to criticize one or more of the key players rather than standing back, asking more questions, recognizing that our judgment is secondary to
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As we await yet another Super Bowl, we await yet another appearance by none other than the New England Patriots. This is the tenth time the Patriots have played in the NFL’s annual championship game — the most of any NFL team. It is also the eighth appearance under the
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For the last several years, the Intramuralist has published our annual "State of the Government” analysis in conjunction with the President's annual State of the Union Address. While the themes remain the same, this is a tougher blog to write this year, aware of the seemingly increasing