VAN GOGH – LOVING PEOPLE

Some amazing quotes by one of my favorite artists: "I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." "Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more." Vincent Van Gogh’s...

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OPERATE IN PEACE

Who God Says I am, is far more important than who you, or who I, say I am.  In the early 1980's I was invited to speak at Cordova schools.  I met the Blake boys, Scott and Brandin. Scott is...

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FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES

Knowledge and understanding of the following three principles give meaning and purpose to life.   Foundational Principle #1 Where did I come from when I was born? Foundational Principle #2 What am I doing here? Foundational Principle #3 Where do I go when life ends? It has been...

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Dear, Crowell Words of Hope Team

My dream of Hope is realized in, helping me, help you, help others. One of the most hopeless feelings is to lack the resources to help one in need or have them refuse to listen and receive the hope you can...

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WILLING TO NEGOTIATE

"Never fear to negotiate and never negotiate in fear.” JFK 1960 Inaugural Address. Rhetoric is the skill to clearly present in the written or spoken word, your philosophy, opinions, ideas and points of view. Wordsmith mastery is a critical life skill....

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IS YOUR QUIVER FULL

In the days of old a quiver full of quality arrows was a must. It was the difference between life and death. The Psalmist used a quiver as a simile for a man having many sons. His sons would become...

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LOGIC REQUIRES IMAGINATION IMAGINATION NEEDS LOGIC

Logic is like dry toast. Toast with butter and jam is like logic soaked with imagination. Dry toast gives nourishment. Toast with butter and jam provides nourishment and delight.  Logic fueled by imagination makes the abstract rich and meaningful. Logic...

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TRUTH TRUISM

Tell me, promotes learning - I know, stops learning. The other day at the Oncology clinic several of us were in a conversation. One of the staff was interested in Fred Crowell’s Daily Words of Hope titled LISTEN WELL. Our...

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HAD ENOUGH YET, AMERICA?

Where is the hope? Years ago an international student from a country suffering terrorism and killings told me, “Once terrorism and killing start, it is virtually impossible to stop.” On Fox News, an articulate student pleaded with his fellow Americans,...

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