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		<title>Charisma without Character = Chaos</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overstating the obvious may be tedious but in this case it&#8217;s simply impossible to overstate the need for character at every level of life and leadership in our nation.   School teachers , attorneys, ministers, politicians, bankers,  entertainers, athletes, coaches, business owners, employees, and each of us as individual citizens&#8230; name the category and the need for character is clear.
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		<title>Listening to the Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think for a minute about these current /recent popular songs:  John Mayer&#8217;s &#8220;Say&#8221;; Ronnie Milsap&#8217;s &#8220;My Life&#8221;; Tim McGraw&#8217;s &#8220;Live Like You Were Dying&#8221;.  Each one challenges me to get on with whatever living I&#8217;m wanting to enjoy, making whatever contributions I want to make to my world.
The lyrics in these songs bring to mind the &#8220;butterfly effect&#8221;, which simply [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=17&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from &#8220;The Rich and Famous&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Loy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It feels like at least half of the HEADLINE news today draws attention to the public exposure of the &#8221;rich and famous&#8221; and their behavior.  Some of it is bizarre, some &#8220;funny&#8221; in a sad way, and some simply boggles the mind.  Yet, for those of us not &#8220;rich and famous&#8221; there is value in these stories [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=11&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beginnings&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Loy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Periodically I ask questions like these: 
Am I better today than I was one year ago?  Which positive character traits have deepened / improved?  What destructive thoughts /  behaviors / habits have been replaced by productive ones?  What books have been read?  What contributions have been made to the lives of others?  Is my personal growth definable, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=1&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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