It is easy to understand why the first recorded history of a symbolic bird that dies and then is reborn in magnificent glory is found in Egypt. The harsh living conditions had humanity clinging to life on the basin of the river Nile and everything came and went with the changing of the flood plain. […]
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Truth Hurts?
A perplexing question is to decide if you really want the truth or not. If you could have the truth, would you really want it? To bring this home, let me throw a few examples out there. 1. If you could know right now if there really was a “God” would you want the answer? […]
Avoiding the Death Spiral
Before modern instrumentation, aviators would commonly fall victim to what was known as the death spiral. This was caused by something actually quite simple. If the visibility of the pilot dropped to 0, meaning that the horizon, the ground, or the sky were unseen, then a slight downward turn of the plane could have disastrous […]
Remove the Choice
The trick is to settle on a commitment where you just do not have a choice anymore. You are doing it no matter what. It does not matter what circumstance you are in, you are going to do it anyway because it is a commitment. Getting to that mentality is absolutely critical and ultimately lands […]
Guthrie the Mouse
Once a long, long, time ago probably before man ever walked the earth, a small little field mouse named Guthrie and his little family accidentally got dropped into the Mojave desert. How they got their is lost to memory. I would say they hitched a ride on a produce truck, but since man did not […]
Desire, Technique, Strength
So I heard a talk yesterday where someone referenced a quote from a former NFL player, Dave Wyman. He played with the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos and now he is a radio personality in the Pacific Northwest. I tried to reach out to him, but no success yet. I wanted to get an […]