Nature is never devoid of storms and our life’s nature is quite similar. Many storms gather, occur, and pass away in one lifetime. Sometimes one huge hurricane may tend to destroy everything in our lives, yet we should not fear the tempest. A storm comes to life like a lesson sometimes, when we have no […]
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Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity. ~ Kay Redfield Jamison I had a wonderful childhood. I’m sure there was some not-so-good stuff in there, but my brain prefers to retain the positive. One of the pleasant aspects of my early life was the time
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Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in. ~ Isaac Asimov This is going to be a bit of a rant on both sides of the argument. Feel free to play along. You have likely experienced similar challenges. Comments and [rhetorical]
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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard Warning: This post contains insurance language and may induce boredom or nausea. Symptoms will be temporary and the purpose will be clarified shortly. Hang with me. Every insurance underwriter (UW) I know is a product of his or her experiences. Some
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A group of sheep led by a tiger can defeat a group of tigers led by a sheep. ~ Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words Do you recall how many managers you’ve had? If you’ve been in the workforce for more than a decade, you may have lost count. I have had my fair share, and
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We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience. ~John Dewey Most of us do things, or avoid doing things, based on prior experiences and that behavior begins early. Toddlers don’t bang their heads against coffee tables too many times before they learn to back out lowly and slowly. When you were
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