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Amazing Visions – Blog Carnival Edition 3

October 12, 2008 – 8:44 pm

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Welcome to the October 13, 2008 edition of amazing vision. This is the third edition and we have an amazing collection here to inspire and motivate greatness. All these people are saying the same message: “YOU can be great. YOUR vision is amazing.” Enjoy these posts and until we meet again with edition [...]

By Damien Riley | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Amazing Visions, blog carnival, community, eclectic life, edgar allen poe, gymnast, Inspiration, Magnús, milton katselas, myln, Scheving, steve jobs, thich nhat hanh, This Eclectic Life, walt disney | Comments (0)

Prepare to Meet the Villain

August 4, 2008 – 7:00 am

When our fear materializes it seems composed and set on destroying us … Preparation to meet our “villain” is the key to good mental health.

By Damien Riley | Posted in Psychology, Self Improvement | Also tagged adversity, belief, consequence, fear, honesty, preparation, Psychology, psychology method, REBT, scare | Comments (0)

DialaFlight = Your Best Weekend

May 17, 2008 – 12:18 am

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4sv76s” alt=”” />Dave Sharp has been my guitar hero since I was a kid. If you’ve read this blog for an extended period of time, you probably know that. One summer I got to actually meet and play guitar with the guy. It was such an amazing summer vacation for me. [...]

By Damien Riley | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged coffee houses, Guitar, money, sponsored posts, travel | Comments (0)

Dr. Seuss: Quirky is Good

February 28, 2008 – 7:03 pm

I’ve written about many of my heroes here at the Funny Farm but none of them are quite as special to me as Dr. Seuss. Maybe it’s because he is a proponent of reading or maybe it’s because he is wacked out of his mind (like he’s from the funny farm here with us). [...]

By Damien Riley | Posted in Inspiration, Self Improvement | Also tagged art, book, books, charles schulz, children, children s books, dr seuss, funny farm, Horton, imagination, Inspiration, lesson, life, Mulberry Street, rejection, theodor geisel, Work | Comments (0)

PowerPoint is a great tool! Want a Stumble?

February 3, 2008 – 3:07 pm

I’ve officially become a “regular” contributor over at Edublogs magazine which is edited by Lorelle VanFossen. This is an enormous sense of arrival for me in my writing career since education is my life and coming up fast behind is blogging.
Lorelle has been a hero of mine in blogging for quite a while now. [...]

By Damien Riley | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged blog, blogs in the classroom, comments, Damien Riley, Edublogs, Education, life, Lorelle, opinion, Teaching, tech, Technology, themes, VanFossen, Work, working | Comments (0)

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