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PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH - OR BETTER YET, DON’T PREACH, JUST PRACTICE.
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THINK ON THESE THINGS
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Aligning Actions And Words
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
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Words carry a lot of weight in this world, from how we say them to what we say with them, but it is through our actions that we bring things into being. This is what we mean when we say to one another that actions speak louder than words. In many cases, what we say doesn’t necessarily line up with what we are doing, and it is here that it becomes clear that it’s easier to talk about doing something than it is to actually do something. At the same time, it’s easy to keep doing something that we don’t necessarily acknowledge ourselves doing verbally. It’s good for all of us to take a look every once and a while to make sure there is alignment between what we say and what we do.
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Apr 21 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
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First lady Michelle Obama, center, greets Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Mar 28 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "LOVE is LOVELY".
Tags: action, angel, college, friends, friendship, gift, God, graduation, gratitude, heart, life, love, moment, muscle, popularity, power, smiles, speech, teacher
I saw a kid from my class who was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, ‘Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.’
I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.
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Mar 07 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: accountability, address, America, behavior, culture, first lady, government, honor, inauguration, link, nation, politics, president, responsibility, sacrifice, smiles, speech, system, value
Obama’s speech to stress responsibility
AP – President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden stand with Maj. Gen. Richard Rowe as …
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AP – President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle Obama, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife …
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WASHINGTON – A top aide says Barack Obama’s inauguration address will call on Americans to embrace a new era of responsible behavior — in government and in business.
Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s choice for chief of staff, says Obama’s speech Tuesday will ask the nation to reject the “culture of anything goes.”
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Jan 18 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: America, campaign, election, family, hope, life, president, speech, supporters, tribute, voters
106-year-old Atlanta woman basks in Obama tribute
By ERRIN HAINES, Associated Press Writer Errin Haines, Associated Press Writer – Wed Nov 5, 6:05 pm ET
AP – First Person: 106-year-old Obama supporter
ATLANTA – At age 106, Ann Nixon Cooper doesn’t usually stay awake past midnight. But on Election Night she had special reason to do so: She was waiting for Barack Obama to mention her name. Cooper, one of the oldest voters for the nation’s first black president, had been tipped off by the Obama campaign that she would be mentioned in his acceptance speech. Toward the end, she got her moment.
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Nov 05 2008