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Life Strategies

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Be Teachable

by: Steve Watkins In: journal, Life Strategies, Truth, writing on: September 10, 2019

You wouldn’t think it would be the case for someone who’s completed five decades and entered a sixth, but one of the most important lessons I continue learning …

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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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What do Jesus, Sarah Palin and Al Sharpton Have in Common?

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Life Strategies, Observations, People on: April 3, 2012

Not that much that I can see, honestly. But they all get a lot of "hits." I love writing. And almost as much as I love writing, I love the metrical study of …

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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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The Binge: 12 Lessons Learned

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Life Strategies, Observations on: March 27, 2012

"The only book that shall ever be written is the one that flows up from the heart, forced out by the inward pressure. When such a work has gestated within a …

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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 Church “On the Verge”

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Life Strategies, Observations, People, The Bible on: March 21, 2012

(The following excerpts are notes I've highlighted from "On the Verge," written by Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson. Full credit for these observations goes to the …

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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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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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One Click…

by: Steve Watkins In: Life Strategies, Observations on: February 29, 2012

You wouldn't expect a 45-year-old guy from Arkansas to be the most techno-savvy knife in the drawer. And that would be right. I've always been a late adopter, …

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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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