Cure for Sleeplessness
Here’s a riddle for you. What is the one thing that, the harder to try to get it, the less likely you are to succeed? The answer: Sleep. It’s impossible …
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Sleeplessness not Catastrophic
The bubonic plague or the Black Death, as it is also known, is considered the world’s worst disaster. Over a 5 year period, from 1347 to 1352, 25 million people, …
Sleeplessness not Catastrophic Read More Sloths and Slugs
A sloth moves so slowly that it grows fungus in its fur. A slug moves only 3 yards every eight hours. Perhaps that is where we get the words slothful …
Sloths and Slugs Read More Snapping Trees
In his book, “A Minute of Margin,” Richard Swenson points out how you can go into a forest and select a 10 foot sapling, bend it over and let it …
Snapping Trees Read More Death is Certain
The behavioral sciences, such as sociology or psychology, are known as soft sciences. That means that unlike hard sciences, such as mathematics or chemistry, there is often much disagreement among …
Death is Certain Read More Doing What You’ve Always Done
If you want something you’ve never had, you’re going to have to do something you’ve never done. Nearly all of us say we want some things we’ve never had. They …
Doing What You’ve Always Done Read More Spoken Blessings
Did you know air passes through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person sneezes? Something else also happens when we sneeze. We often get …
Spoken Blessings Read More Spectators vs Players
There are basically two categories of people when it comes to how we approach life. There are those who are in the game, and then there are the spectators who …
Spectators vs Players Read More Improve Your Reading Speed
In 1992, Lou Scripa performed a record setting 70,715 sit-ups in 24 hours. I am sure Lou pushed himself very hard for a long time to achieve that record and …
Improve Your Reading Speed Read More How Much Stuff?
As we were riding to town recently, one of my younger children, who is learning his alphabet and likes to ask how things are spelled, said, “Daddy how do you …
How Much Stuff? Read More Energy is Limited
Did you hear about the scientific breakthrough that promises to solve our energy shortage? Someone observed that when thrown into the air, cats always land on their feet. They also …
Energy is Limited Read More Spiritual Gifts
Two women were walking down the street when one noticed a compact mirror on the sidewalk. She picked it up and said, “Hmm, this person looks familiar.” The second lady …
Spiritual Gifts Read More 3 T’s of Travel Time
A highway patrol pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway. Glancing over, he was astounded to see a grandma behind the wheel knitting as she drove! Realizing that she …
3 T’s of Travel Time Read More 5 Year Plans
Are you satisfied with where you are spiritually and what you are seeing God accomplish through your life today? Was it your intention 5 years ago to be where you …
5 Year Plans Read More Internet as a Tool
An Ohio man wanted to clean the cobwebs from his house, but instead of a broom, he decided to use a propane torch. As a result, he burned his two …
Internet as a Tool Read More Qualify your Goals
Occasionally, when I am introduced to speak, the pastor or convention host will refer to me as Dr. Rick Grubbs. When that happens, I might not always correct them because …
Qualify your Goals Read More Rat Race
Someone noted the problem with being in the rat race is that even if you do win, you’re still a rat. It’s true. Probably one of the greatest wastes of …
Rat Race Read More Rationalization
Perhaps you heard about the dieter who rationalized it would be OK to eat broken cookies because all the calories would have leaked out. It’s easy to rationalize what we …
Rationalization Read More How to Read a Book
A technique that could save hours of your time is learning to read a book like you read a newspaper. When you look at a paper, you don’t read every …
How to Read a Book Read More Receding Hare Lines
Here’s a joke your children will enjoy. What do you call 10 rabbits standing in a row and walking backwards? The answer- A receding hare line. As one man put …
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