Rodent Regatta

”Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”

William James
Motivational Quotes of the Day

I believe this is true. I’ve not experienced much of it in my life, but that’s mostly because the ”how” of it is still a mystery to me. What does one do differently to ”change the inner attitudes of the mind?” How do you start?

Okay, let’s say some or all of this is true. I suspect it is. With that knowledge, or at a minimum, this, where were the parents when the kid called and said, ”Can I spend the night at Michael’s house tonight?”

How many of the parties involved in the MJ story are getting publicity they really want? I suspect ”all of them” is the right answer.

”An agnostic is someone who says, ”Thank God I’m not an aetheist.”

Warren Buffett
quoted during a Berkshire Hathaway
annual meeting several years ago

The discussion that Scoble began has branched and is continuing.

Then, there are those who seek a Christian counter-revolution.

In the comments following this entry on The Scobleizer Weblog is quite a debate. It’s a debate that is raging nationally as well. If you’ve not pondered these matters and developed your point of view, some of what is said there might push you one direction or another.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.

My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind; for the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up, and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away. Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. James 1:1-12 New Revised Standard Version