Category: Social Commentary
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Great Expectations (The Anniversary Edition)
“Ask no questions, and you will get no lies”- Charles Dickens Today is the anniversary of the launch of my blog. This time last year, I published my first post here on Missing Perspective. And the rest is history. I am so thankful for my faithful readers, commentators, and sharers of my work. Without you…
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Who Am I? (The Monday Fits)
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” ― George R.R. Martin The first Republican debate of this primary election season is over and it was quite a…
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Value the Unknown (The Monday Fits)
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. – Hermann Hesse In our world, we like to validate ____ (fill in the blank) anything by how many likes, shares, or re-tweets something gets. We…
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Emotional to Irrational – The Winning Logic of Donald Trump
Where do I start? The land of the brave, and unfortunately free to say and do absolutely whatever comes to mind. If you have been a follower of Missing / Perspective from the beginning, you know that freedom is at the top of my list of reasons that I love America. Freedom of speech and…
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Make Your Mark (Stop Focusing on the Wrong S%$#)
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” – Mark Twain Focus is one of the many mysteries known to man. We all know what it is to be “focused”, but maintaining focus in one’s life is one of the greatest mysteries, because just when we think we are focused, in…
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Since the Day I Was Born ….
For me, the hardest part of watching the movie Selma was the first five minutes. It is the scene when the young girls, doing what young girls do in church, were blown up. I have thought of this scene multiple times prior to seeing the movie and just the thought of this scene was chilling,…
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Let’s Talk about Fight Club (and break all the rules)
“First rule of Fight Club is — you do not talk about Fight Club.” I have kind of been on a motivational and inspirational kick lately on Missing / Perspective. Sometimes inspirational topics come from a place of frustration or an obstacle that I’ve experienced and want to share my story. But if I was honest…
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So What If I Want “IT” NOW… Life is STILL a Marathon (The Monday Fits)
“…The Millennial generation is accustomed to having questions answered quickly, acting on that knowledge immediately and receiving feedback on demand…” (source) “..The demand for instant results is seeping into every corner of our lives… The need for instant gratification is not new, but our expectation of ‘instant’ has become faster, and as a result, our…
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Your Personal Brand Matters…. But Do You Believe You? (The Monday Fits)
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather to become a man of value”. The quote is often attributed to Albert Einstein. Either way, it is one of my favorite quotes for multiple reasons. This particular quote has resonated with me since I was in high school when my mother was trying to…
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Appreciate Failure or Else… You Fail? (The Monday Fits)
Millennials and Baby Boomers may have something in common… not if the Generation Xers have anything to say about it…
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