Author: Dr. Thomas Maples
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A Day in the Life… To Realize Self
Inspiration Thoroughly unprepared, we take the step into the afternoon of life. Worse still, we take this step with the false presupposition that our truths and our ideals will serve us as hitherto. But we cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning, for what was great in the morning…
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To Find God… Be Here, Now
Inspiration I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God. Kabir The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling Kabir A Father’s Guide to Wisdom I came across the above citation from the Indian…
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Be Here… Now!
Inspiration Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. E. M. Forster A Father’s Guide to Wisdom… (Finding Miracles)…
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Faith… Growing through Lived Patience
Inspiration Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent. Billy Graham A Father’s Guide to Wisdom What once was is now in the not so distant past. To be, or not to be, this is a source of true anxiety. Just be. Be present, now. Breathe…
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Optimism… A Faith Unto Itself
Inspiration Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela A Father’s Guide to Wisdom Got Hope? Out of all the day to day focus on the negative, there are miracles abound. We just lost sight of…
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Love… A Mystery that Knows No Bounds
Inspiration The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. Mother Teresa Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. Dalai Lama A Father’s Guide to Wisdom What would the world be like, if we shifted our focus to loving intent? How could that one…
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What Can We Do With a Little Faith?
Inspirational Quotes Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. Albert Camus We are here to add what we can to life, not…
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Laugh… It’s Nature’s Best Medicine
Inspiration Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing. Mark Twain The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. Mark Twain A Father’s Guide to Wisdom Got Stress? I think with the development of COVID 19 we have a faced a little bit of the S word lately. That is why I decided to…
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Universal Truths: The Heartbeat of Nature
Inspiration The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature. Joseph Campbell Everything is perfect in the universe – even your desire to improve it. Wayne Dyer A Father’s Guide to Wisdom Universal truths exist. Yet, oftentimes they seem as infinite as there…
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Best New Hobbies and Skills to Learn by Yourself or with Friends
I want to personally thank Melissa Howard for submitting this informative article on new hobbies and skills that we can undertake to expand your mind and advance our personal growth. (Dr. Tom) When it comes to learning new things to expand your mind, a new hobby or skill is a great place to start. Not…
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We Are the Land of the Free, Because of the Brave
Inspiration Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. George Washington A Father’s Guide to Wisdom: Freedom is Hard Earned, not Learned. The beautiful thing about history… is it is already finished. There is nothing that can change in the past. It’s done and the lessons are there for those…
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What’s Your Faithful Intent: Conflict… Peace… and Inner Growth
Inspiration We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. Dalai Lama Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Francis of Assisi A Father’s Guide to Wisdom “You are what you eat…” My mother told me this as a young…