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		<title>Then, and Now!</title>
		<link>http://rickloy.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/why-then-but-not-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We renewed a wonderful friendship over dinner a few nights ago.  It&#8217;s the kind of friendship everyone wants &#8211; and more importantly &#8211; needs.  Honest thoughts and words shared in an environment unburdened by any need to qualify or explain; a safe place.  The perspectives shared were helpful to all in many ways and they evoked a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=33&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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.
My [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=30&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What You Can Do!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like to focus on what I can do to remedy or improve tough situations, versus focusing on all that I cannot do.  I&#8217;m really not a &#8220;head in the sand&#8221; guy at all, but the fact of the matter is that I cannot do a single thing about what is happening / has happened [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=22&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What A Difference He Made!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An amazing man joyfully stepped into eternity today.  Charlie &#8220;Tremendous&#8221; Jones, having given his best to the very end of this life now lives forever in the arms of the Lord Jesus Christ.  He made us all promise not to be sad for him when this moment came, assuring us that he would be more alive than he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=20&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Minimizing &#8220;Stupid&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 01:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ron White says, &#8220;You can&#8217;t fix stupid.&#8221;  That may or may not be true, but I&#8217;m certain any individual, group or organization can employ one simple discipline to help minimize the visible and consequential presence of &#8220;stupid&#8221; in life.  The one step that is so amazingly and frequently overlooked is asking others for honest feedback on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=18&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Listening to the Music</title>
		<link>http://rickloy.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/listening-to-the-music/</link>
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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>Thinking Through Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://rickloy.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/thinking-through-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Loy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ My wife said something today I want to share: &#8220;I prefer Thanksgiving to Christmas because Thanksgiving is really about people and gratitude, while Christmas and it&#8217;s meaning often get lost in shopping and stress.&#8221;  If you are like me you say a hearty &#8220;amen&#8221; to that sentiment.  With that in mind I offer my reasons [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=16&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s The Power?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m all ears when someone begins to speak about the power for living a significant life.  So, I&#8217;m listening a lot these days since the subject is being addressed in every form of communication available to us.  The only problem is there are SO many suggested sources for this power; it&#8217;s more than a little confusing.  A short list of those I&#8217;ve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=15&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Simple&#8230;Profound&#8230;Meaningful</title>
		<link>http://rickloy.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/simpleprofoundmeaningful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Words can have an indescribably powerful impact in my life, good or bad.  I remember that totally bizarre  verse I&#8217;d sing when someone used words to hurt:  &#8220;Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.&#8221;  That is not the mother of all lies, but it&#8217;s close.  I can think of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=10&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Genuine Desire In You?</title>
		<link>http://rickloy.wordpress.com/2007/09/09/is-genuine-desire-in-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m a great believer that you can&#8217;t make anyone a champion unless they want to be a champion.  You can&#8217;t make someone something without it being inside of them to start with.&#8221;  
Sharon Davies, Swimming Silver Medal, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
These words come from an Olympian with experiential knowledge on the subject.  Life observation suggests we are  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickloy.wordpress.com&blog=1569529&post=13&subd=rickloy&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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