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Principles vs. Values
Remember the story of the Three Little Pigs? One built his house out of straw, one with sticks and the last with bricks. They all three...
Joel Smith
Apr 11, 20174 min read


A Few Questions About Tolerance.
What is it that we should tolerate? Should we tolerate someone else’s version of Good? Should we tolerate someone else’s version of Good, even when we believe it to be Evil? Who should we tolerate? Everyone? Should we tolerate those who don’t tolerate Evil? Should we tolerate those who DO tolerate Evil? Should we tolerate those who don’t tolerate others? If indeed I DON'T tolerate those who don’t tolerate others, does that make me intolerant? Have I become what I despise? I
Joel Smith
Dec 29, 20162 min read


…Then Ask Someone Who Knows
In May I posted a blog titled …Then Don’t Do That – A Glance at the Art of Sowing and Reaping. It explores why we do things we know we ought not do, even when we understand the consequences. We talked about how knowing the right thing, or best thing to do isn’t always enough. We need to strip ourselves of all the obstacles that cause us to make excuses and wrong decisions and get to a place of self-transparency (oh, I like that term, I should have used that in the other blog)
Joel Smith
Jul 14, 20167 min read


“Not in My World”
The Storm One evening while relaxing at our hotel, it began raining and thundering. The two kids were excited about the weather and wanted to sit outside the hotel room and watch the storm. The windows were open and I could clearly hear their conversation. After a little while, I overheard them talking about lightning, and thunder. They were debating whether light or sound travels faster. Her friend was telling Jordyn that if you hear thunder and begin counting you can e
Joel Smith
Jul 2, 201611 min read


… Then Don’t Do That
A Glance at the Law of Sowing and Reaping Henny Youngman told a joke about the guy that goes to the doctor and says “Doctor, it hurts when I do this”, and the Doctor says “then don’t do that”. “…then don’t do that!” Who’s more out of touch, the guy over-thinking the problem who doesn’t realize that a simple action will solve his problem, or the doctor who is too simple minded to understand that the problem is more complicated than what he observes at first glance? That joke i
Joel Smith
May 27, 20167 min read
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