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Aging, General
1 record found
Are You In Your Flow? by Richard Bergstrom
(Learn September 10, 2021)
Learning what motivates you…
Topics:
Attitudes
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Hopes & Dreams
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Learning
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Opportunity
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Optimal Aging
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Psychology, Psychological Health
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Service
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Work
Arts & Entertainment
1 record found
Celebrities by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments May 15, 2016)
The role of celebrity in culture and hope for a desire to make a better world…
Topics:
Popular Culture
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Service
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Social Issues
Disaster
1 record found
Katrina Remembered by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons August 29, 2010)
Fifth anniversary reflections…
Topics:
Compassion
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Disaster
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Nature
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Service
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Tribute, Testimony
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Weather
Faith, Religion & Spirituality
3 records found
An Easter Godwink in Switzerland —An Easter Godwink by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons April 6, 2024)
Reflections on a call to serve the International Church of Lucerne…
Topics:
Easter
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Faith
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Holidays
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Inspiration
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Opportunity
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Service
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Travel
Remembering Mother Teresa by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons September 10, 2017)
Republishing what I wrote twenty years ago…
Topics:
Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography)
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Christian Life
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Compassion
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Faith
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History
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Religion
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Service
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Tribute, Testimony
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Values
The Fellowship of Feet by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons April 12, 2009)
Timeless principles passed down from the Upper Room…
Topics:
Discipleship
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Easter
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Jesus
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Service
General
2 records found
Stewardship by Stu Johnson
(Serve April 13, 2018)
Caring and giving as a way of life…
Topics:
Character, Integrity
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Charity
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Choices and Decision Making
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Christian Life
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Compassion
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Discipline
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Financial
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Inspiration
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Lifestyle, General
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Money
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Service
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Volunteer
Bikers for Justice by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments August 30, 2008)
My wife and I had the privilege of hosting two bikers who left California heading for Massachusetts…
Topics:
Compassion
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Faith
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Service
Health & Wellness
1 record found
Servants of the Most High God by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons May 19, 2013)
A tribute to hospice nurses…
Topics:
Health Care
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Service
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Tribute, Testimony
History
2 records found
The Enduring Words of a President by Leona Bergstrom
(My World April 1, 2023)
When we have the courage to examine our unique design and God’s calling on our lives, we can find new purpose and new ways of service…
Topics:
Faith
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History
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Inspiration
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Optimal Aging
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Service
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Tribute, Testimony
The "Ask Not" Speech Remembered by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons January 23, 2011)
What a remarkable speech it was!…
Topics:
Discipleship
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History
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Service
Holidays
13 records found
Five Ways to Do Good on MLK Day by Ryan Bergeron / CNN
(My World January 13, 2024)
Reflecting on the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. can lead to good deeds on MLK Day…
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Change
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Civility
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Contemplation, Insight
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History
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Holidays
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Opportunity
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Service
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Social Issues
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Social Movements
A Final Salute by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons November 13, 2023)
Veteran's Day thoughts inspired by my mom at my dad's graveside service…
Topics:
Character, Integrity
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Circumstances, Life Events
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History
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Holidays
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Memories
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Service
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Veterans Day
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War
Labor Day Reflections by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons September 2, 2023)
Business cards over the years spur memories of a life at work…
Topics:
Faith
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History
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Holidays
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Labor Day
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Memories
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Service
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Work
Time to Head to the Graveyard and Pay Respects by Garrison Keillor
(My World May 26, 2022)
This Memorial Day there is a sense of unease that calls for a rebirth of freedom to move around and live your life without fear.…
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Dying and Death
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History
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Holidays
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Memorial Day
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Service
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Tribute, Testimony
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War
Saluting the Home Team by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons November 11, 2020)
Honoring our veterans on Veterans Day
Topics:
Holidays
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Service
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Veterans
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Veterans Day
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Inspiration
5 records found
Look Who's in the Hall of Fame by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons July 29, 2023)
My friend Michael Bussey has just been inducted in the YMCA Hall of Fame…
Topics:
Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography)
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Faith
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Inspiration
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Leadership
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Service
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Volunteer
Saluting Puget Sound Honor Flights by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons November 9, 2019)
Pledging allegiance to our veterans…
Topics:
History
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Inspiration
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Service
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Tribute, Testimony
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Veterans
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Veterans Day
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War
Generosity by Stu Johnson
(Faith February 15, 2018)
It's more than money…
Topics:
Bible
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Character, Integrity
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Christian Life
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Discipline
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Faith
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Financial
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Service
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Values
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Volunteer
The Gospel According to Paul by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons November 7, 2015)
Celebrating the legacy of Paul Harris and Rotary International
Topics:
Charity
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Service
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Social Activities
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Tribute, Testimony
Random Acts of Kindness by David Noreen
(Serve May 30, 2015)
Occasionally we read of some good dead to a stranger with "no strings attached"…
Topics:
Character, Integrity
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Charity
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Lifestyle, General
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Service
Life Events
2 records found
As I Keep Telling Myself, Life is Good by Garrison Keillor
(My World September 7, 2023)
It dawns on you, watching this, that what makes a society a civilized society is the existence of rescuers who will put themselves at risk in service to others…
Topics:
Character, Integrity
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Civility
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Compassion
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Contentment, Satsifaction
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Courage
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Inspiration
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News
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Optimal Aging
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Risk
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Service
What Has Been Done for Me Back in Minnesota by Garrison Keillor
(Health & Wellness September 8, 2022)
Lessons from open-heart surgery: Nursing is the occupation that comes closest to what Jesus told His followers to do —bathing the poor, feeding them, adjusting their pillows, making small talk to reassure them of their humanity…
Topics:
Gratitute
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Health Care
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Inspiration
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Optimal Aging
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Service
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Tribute, Testimony
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Work
News & Current Events
3 records found
The Triage Trio by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons May 16, 2020)
With praise for our parademics…
Topics:
COVID-19
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Crisis
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Disease
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Health Care
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News
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Risk
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Service
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Tribute, Testimony
The Gates are Open by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons October 30, 2011)
A tribute to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Topics:
Disease
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Generosity
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Service
Water, Water Everywhere by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons June 13, 2008)
Gas prices aren't the only thing rising…
Topics:
Comfort & Consolation
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Service
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Weather
Relationships
2 records found
Inspired to Serve by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons July 27, 2019)
Saying goodbye to a much-loved colleague…
Topics:
Relationships
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Service
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
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Tribute, Testimony
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Work
The Greatest Show on Earth Lives On by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons May 28, 2017)
Performing acts of kindness wins the day…
Topics:
Faith
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Grace
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Relationships
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Service
Retirement
1 record found
Footloose and Fancy Free by Wes Wick
(Hobbies & Lesiure May 2, 2016)
Developing a healthy view of retirement…
Topics:
Lifestyle, General
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Optimal Aging
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Recreation
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Retirement
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Service
Volunteer
6 records found
Helping the Needy by Stu Johnson
(Serve June 6, 2018)
Testing our obedience to biblical commands…
Topics:
Bible
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Charity
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Christian Life
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Compassion
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Faith
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Service
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Volunteer
Good Samaritans by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments July 16, 2017)
One organization seeking to do a world of good…
Topics:
Compassion
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Service
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Social Services
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Volunteer
Happy May Day! by James N. Watkins
(My World May 1, 2017)
Sneaking around to do good deeds…a tradition in need of revival…
Topics:
Memories
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Relationships
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Service
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Volunteer
Make a Difference Day by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Rhymes & Reasons October 28, 2012)
Changing the world one person at a time…
Topics:
Compassion
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Service
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Volunteer
Volunteerism by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments August 23, 2009)
Volunteers are priceless, an unusual commodity in many countries but widespread in the US.…
Topics:
Service
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Statistics
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Volunteer
In Prison by Dan Seagren
(Senior Moments February 8, 2009)
My senior moment now is my pleasure in working with Crossroad, a ministry to those who are incarcerated
Topics:
Faith
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Service
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Volunteer