Tag: Relationships
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What Lab Glassware Taught Me About Community
As a graduate student working in a research lab, I quickly came to appreciate the person who washed and prepared the glassware. If we ran out of clean graduated cylinders, beakers, and flasks, all the experiments for the day would need to be put on hold. Furthermore, we had to place our trust in the […]
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Patterns Likely to Lead to Success
I enjoy sports on a recreational rather than competitive level, yet I often find inspiration for my non-athletic goals by observing the practices of top athletes. Even elite athletes occasionally experience bad days, sustain injuries, and perform under their potential for a game or a short stretch of a season. Yet, successful athletes know how to return to […]
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Blip or Trend?
At some point in every relationship and along every path to a goal, something goes wrong. A friend disappoints you. A partner is insensitive. You are disillusioned by how a teacher, coach, or church leader handles a situation. You experience a setback. You make a careless mistake. You skip your morning run and choose a […]
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Three Great Easter Questions
While preparing for the Easter holiday, I began to think about the great questions contained in the Biblical account of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, celebrated by Christians on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. These questions quickly get to the heart of the Christian message and remain relevant even today. How would you answer the […]
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Connecting the Dots
In his 2005 Commencement address at Stanford University, Steve Jobs (1955-2011), co-founder of Apple Inc., made this statement: “If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots […]
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The Power of a Good Question
I believe in the power of a good question. Questions promote discovery. Every scientific experiment starts with a question that leads to a hypothesis. Why is the sky blue? What causes uncontrolled growth in tumor cells? How do plants convert sunlight into energy? In life, questions can clarify your goals and sharpen your sense of […]