Heredity, Heritage, Inheritance, And Legacy
October 23, 2023/in Monday Manna /by Robert J. Tamasy Some time ago I engaged in a fascinating discussion with members of a CBMC group in another city. I had written an edition of Monday Manna about the importance of leaving a legacy, and they were curious to know the distinction between four seemingly similar terms: Heredity, heritage, More...
‘Quit’ Has No Place In Our Vocabulary
October 16, 2023/in Monday Manna /by Dan Britton Several years ago, a high school football team in Michigan, U.S.A. cancelled the last five games of its season after going 0–4 and having not More...
Quiet Desperation, Or Joyful Anticipation?
by Robert J. Tamasy Back in the mid-1800s, essayist, poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau made a statement that has become familiar to many of us, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” In More...
Setting Healthy Work Boundaries
October 2, 2023/in Monday Manna /by Rick Boxx The work world can be filled with stress – deadlines to be met, quotas to be filled, goals to be achieved, profit margins to be maintained. Because More...
10 Rules For Successful Farming – And Living
September 25, 2023/in Monday Manna /by Ken Korkow Although I enjoyed a successful career in real estate for a number of years, the influence of growing up on a farm has never left me. My family More...
Has Someone Or Something Moved Your ‘Cheese’?
September 18, 2023/in Monday Manna /by Robert J. Tamasy Recently I re-read the classic book, Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D. First published in 1998, this allegory still resonates More...
Seeking Hope In Seemingly Hopeless Times
September 11, 2023/in Monday Manna /by Jim Langley Among the indirect effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic – we might term it “collateral damage” – has been a dramatic increase in people More...
Affirming The Dignity Of Work
September 4, 2023/in Monday Manna /by Rick Boxx The global pandemic affected virtually every one of us, and even though the dire warnings have ended, its impact was still being felt many months More...
The Value Of The Long View Of Life
August 28, 2023/in Monday Manna /by Stephen R. Graves My son’s basketball coach used to deliver a simple message: “Do not let high school basketball be the best thing or worst thing that has More...
Not Growing A Business – Can That Be A Good Plan?
August 14, 2023/in Monday Manna /by Jim Mathis My family has been filled with people who worked for themselves, owning their own businesses. I always knew I wanted to do the same. My general plan More...
