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Balance

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We Know It’s Hot. Thank You for Not Telling Us How Hot it Is.

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, humor, life on: June 29, 2012

"You have delighted us long enough." ~ Jane Austen *** As the outside temperature bumped 103°, Sara Sullivan had listened to just about enough of the …

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Just a Few Quick Shots from Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance on: May 3, 2012

Time has been too valuable to blog since our arrival in Ecuador six days ago now. Every minute is exploration. Wanted to post a few quick pics, though, and will …

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The Holy Spirit: Our Bastard Stepchild?

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Observations, The Bible on: April 17, 2012

"It is better for you that I go away. If I do not go away, the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, will not come to you. If I go away, I will send Him to you." ~ John …

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Discovering Tozer

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Life Strategies, Observations, People, The Bible on: April 10, 2012

Two good friends recently turned me on to the works of A.W. Tozer, who in 1919, began 44 years of Christian ministry. His works are among the most insightful …

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Happy Transparent Birthday, Dana.

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies, Observations, People on: April 7, 2012

Happy 39th birthday, my sweet love. What would I do without you? 39 Reasons I Love You... You make me smile and laugh. Despite my quirks and faults, you …

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Aggressively Pursuing the UN-balanced Life

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies, Observations on: April 5, 2012

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." ~ James Dean For years, I've considered my obsessive-compulsive behavior to be a character …

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Taking a Break from Breaking News

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies, Observations, People, What Would it Look Like if... on: March 28, 2012

  From 8 to 5 or so each day, I have the privilege to work with a tremendous group of people. With about 30 or so employees, we are small in number, …

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Going on a Binge

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies on: March 22, 2012

BINGE - an act of excessive or compulsive consumption... Twenty-four hours from now, I'm going on a 60-hour binge - a writing binge that is. If you're like …

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The 3-7-12 Principle (Part 2 of 4)

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, Observations, The 3-7-12 Principle on: March 19, 2012

  Seinfeld's George Costanza was on to something in the episode where he had a burning desire to name his firstborn "Seven." Seven Costanza - has quite a …

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The 3-7-12 Principle (Part 1 of 4)

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, Observations, The 3-7-12 Principle, The Bible on: March 15, 2012

(Blogger's Note: This is the first in a series of four posts outlining the 3-7-12 Principle in my upcoming book: "Light Wins! ...and the darkness is defeated …

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This is a Test…

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, Observations, The Bible on: March 13, 2012

Please comment on this image, expressing what it makes you think about, or how it makes you feel. …

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Snickers “Gets” Forgiveness

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Life Strategies, People, The Bible on: March 12, 2012

My dog, Snickers and I, have a love-hate relationship. Not really. It's mostly all love ...  but unfortunately she's been unintentionally trained to sleep on …

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Intentional Stress

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies, People on: March 11, 2012

Without even knowing it, I've created intentional stress in my life ... and those who are doing the pushing and pulling tell me it's a good thing. That's …

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My DISC Dilemma: Am I Really Such a Terrible Person?

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Life Strategies, Observations on: March 8, 2012

The most interesting class I had in graduate school was one in organizational behavior at Arkansas State University. Never having really considered the …

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40 Things You Feel 40 Days After Your Dad Dies

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Observations, People on: March 6, 2012

    Every single word in the Bible has meaning. Significant meaning. The words are there at the whisper, the love, and sometimes even the anger of …

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My beautiful wife…that’s all I’m sayin’ today…

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, People, Uncategorized on: March 3, 2012

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Paying Someone to Yell at Me…

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies on: March 2, 2012

I love sports. And for me, there is no greater time in sports than March. The NCAA basketball championship, known more commonly as "March Madness," has …

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Seismic Testing & Gut Checks

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, Observations on: February 29, 2012

I hope you have a dream, and if you do, I hope you are pursuing that dream, now. There have been quite a few in my own life, there are some now, and I know …

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What Would it Look Like if… (Part 2)

by: Steve Watkins In: Balance, Life Strategies, Observations, People, What Would it Look Like if... on: February 28, 2012

You responded to that newspaper ad about the need for foster parents for at-risk children, physically challenged and developmentally disabled? You took just a …

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What Would it Look Like if …

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Balance, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Life Strategies, Observations, The Bible, What Would it Look Like if... on: February 28, 2012

... we shattered our categories? "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must …

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