Author: Dr. Thomas Maples
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Belief… The Power to Shake the World
Daily Inspiration Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi The Philosopher’s Corner Happy Monday all. I took some time off this weekend to get some rest and to spend a lovely time with my family during my Wife’s Birthday. Happy Birthday… and…
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I Think I Can: Why Find Fault… Be Part of the Solution
Daily Inspiration Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right. Henry Ford Don’t find fault, find a remedy. Henry Ford The Philosopher’s Corner So much of the noise that surrounds us is blaming. Mistakes are made, and instead of owning up to them, and working in a collaborative fashion…
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Inspiration: Teaching through Lived Experience
Daily Inspiration I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained. Walt Disney It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. James Thurber The Philosopher’s Corner Faced with homeschooling? Wow, how the world has changed in recent weeks. The funny…
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Nature’s Intent… Gratitude for What Is
Inspiration We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us. Albert Einstein When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. Ralph Waldo Emerson The Philosopher’s Corner With the fall into consciousness, it is said that humankind began to know the nature…
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Inspiration: The True Mark of Gratitude
Inspiration “Even After All this time… The Sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look What happens With a love like that, It lights the whole sky.” ― Hafiz The Philosopher’s Corner The simple act of gratitude… It truly changes the world. Everyday we are exposed to life giving light, yet do we give…
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Inspiration: Education – A Journey of Hope & Faith
Inspiration Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom. — Oprah Winfrey Intelligence plus character—that is the true goal of education — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Practical Parenting – The Home-Schooling Perspective Homeschooling? Wow… It’s been twenty plus years and I swear, it was easier to be a kindergarten teacher…
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Practical Parenting… Iced Coffee and Good Conversation!
Inspiration If you want your children to listen, try talking softly to someone else. – Ann Landers Recipe for iced coffee: Have kidsMake coffeeForget you made coffeeDrink it cold (Anonymous) Practical Parenting… An Unforgettable Journey Have some fun with you kids. They express their stress not in words but in behaviors. Take them out, get…
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Be Happy… Laughter is the Best Medicine
The Philosopher’s Corner Be Happy… Spread Some Light in Someone’s Life. Smile… It brings good Feelings to mind. Hug a Friend… They just may need one. Laugh Out Loud… It’s the Most Powerful Medicine. Thinking Of You Guys… Make it a Grateful Day! Prayers and Blessings to everyone. Believe… Achieve… Advance Confidently in the Direction…
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Chart the Course… For Love’s Intent Is…
Inspiration There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The course of true love never did run smooth. William Shakespeare The Philosopher’s Corner What Is Your Faithful Intent? Today… I choose Love! Prayers and blessings friends. I hope you are staying healthy, strong, and filled with…
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Love Is… A Secret Unto Itself
Inspiration I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa Love is the beauty of the soul. Saint Augustine The Philosopher’s Corner In the aftermath of this Easter Sunday, and at the doorstep of the Eastern Orthodox Holy Week, I have…
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Live… Laugh… Love… A Harmony of Happiness
Inspiration Where there is love there is life. Mahatma Gandhi Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi The Philosopher’s Corner The most elusive of emotion that I see enter my room as an analytical psychotherapist is the emotion of happiness. We all seek to…
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Hugs… The Best Things In Life are Free
Inspiration The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. Audrey Hepburn The Philosopher’s Corner Through all the noise we submit ourselves to on a daily basis, sometimes it is just good to get back to simplicity. Hug someone that you love, its a true gift that gives twice. Many prayers and blessings…