1. It’s where you think you left it: Look more thoroughly. Repeat three times. Have someone else look, too. (One time I found a friend’s $5,000 check tucked under the flap of a bill.) 2. It fell. Look anywhere below. It’s in the drawer which was open, but then got closed. It hit the floor and Read More …
ABC has remade faces and totally renovated homes. So how about remaking lives? Possibilities: Extreme Makeover: Mind Edition, where people get help from life coaches, psychologists, clergy, family and friends. Get Dr. Phil to host this puppy, perhaps. Or Oprah. Extreme Makeover: Love Life Edition. This time, instead of focusing on outer beauty, it would be about Read More …
By themselves, logical statements don’t persuade. And neither do examples or metaphors. But put all three together, especially if the statements are short and memorable, and maybe you have a three-part formula for making a little magic happen. Jesus told parables, and his ideas sure caught on. He had some snappy sound-bites, too, like “He who shall save Read More …