Category Archives: Self-Help

We all need an uplift every now and then. These articles are written to help you believe in yourself and your abilities. When others try to deflate and demote your self-confidence I encourage you to keep going, because negativity will fall when confronted with faith, belief, and persistence.

Avoidance

Posted on January 3, 2013 by GP McClure

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. — Theodore Roosevelt I noticed our beloved Congress has avoided the fiscal cliff, or so the mendacious main stream media would have you believe. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts

Posted on December 8, 2012 by GP McClure

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of ‘crackpot’ than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving Wish

Posted on November 19, 2012 by GP McClure

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. –Thomas Jefferson What does Thanksgiving mean to you? Is it just a reason to have turkey? You … Continue reading →

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Visualizing Life

Posted on November 3, 2012 by GP McClure

We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other peoples’ models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open. — Shakti Gawain Only lately have … Continue reading →

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Being Rich

Posted on October 22, 2012 by GP McClure

When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. — Oscar Wilde  There is a concept in today’s America, even the world, that being … Continue reading →

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Angry and Just Plain Mad

Posted on September 15, 2012 by GP McClure

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. — Benjamin Franklin Getting started on this post is difficult because I am so angry I can’t even see straight. I know what I want to say … Continue reading →

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The Power of Rest

Posted on September 8, 2012 by GP McClure

Energy and persistence conquer all things. — Benjamin Franklin There is a time for work and there is a time for play and most of us forget when to apply which to what. I have not had a major vacation … Continue reading →

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Double Standards

Posted on August 25, 2012 by GP McClure

In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. – George Orwell You don’t have to agree with … Continue reading →

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Feel the Heat

Posted on August 19, 2012 by GP McClure

Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license. — George Chapman The summer is hot. … Continue reading →

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Character

Posted on August 4, 2012 by GP McClure

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. — James Allen Getting discouraged is not the way to improve your life. Getting frustrated is not the way to improve your life. … Continue reading →

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