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Tag Archives: Paradigm shift
Seeing Life Differently
This blog contains more than 800 posts. This post was written in on December 30, 2012, at the end of my first year of blogging. It’s still pertinent. Long ago before I heard of the concept of “spiritual formation,” I discovered Stephen … Continue reading
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Tagged Invitation to a Journey, M. Robert Mulholland, Paradigm shift, Stephen R. Covey
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Paradigm Shifts and New Year’s Resolutions
Long ago before I heard of the concept of “spiritual formation,” I discovered Stephen Covey who taught the need to be effective not just efficient. He emphasized that to accomplish this would take paradigm shift, a willingness to change perspective and see the world differently. After a paradigm shift, when … Continue reading
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Tagged New Year's Day, New Years's Resolutions, Paradigm shift, Stephen Covey
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