Tag Archives: self help

Not old news: old Billy Graham advice column

Posted on May 11, 2012 by 1minionsopinion

I look up Billy Graham’s advice once in a while and I liked the question posed on March 15th, 2012. High time I do a write-up about it. DEAR BILLY GRAHAM: I’ve had a lot of emotional problems, and recently … Continue reading →

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Secular Organizations for Sobriety started up in Saskatoon

Posted on March 23, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Also getting called Sober Freethinkers and Save Our Selves, they’ve got a meeting scheduled for this Sunday, 8:30pm at the Avenue Community Centre, 201-320 21st St. W., Saskatoon, SK . More information can be had via email (sos_sask@cficanada.ca) and meetings … Continue reading →

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Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign (of angels?)

Posted on October 3, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

I think I wasted twelve dollars and a half hour of my life. All in all, it could be worse; I could have come out of that lecture believing angels really are all around me. This was Saskatoon’s third year … Continue reading →

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Yes, failure is the first step on the road to real success

Posted on August 28, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

No matter how much people crave success, the best way to improve will be to fail once in a while, and learn from what you did wrong. There’s a short article out of the Telegraph about this. The adult world … Continue reading →

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Eat Pray Love is generating some funny commentary

Posted on August 24, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

I never read the book, and I doubt I’ll bother seeing the film based on this woman’s life, but I certainly enjoy reading what people write about it after they have seen it for themselves. I’ll quote the brief description … Continue reading →

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Still wish I’d taken that Nature vs Nurture course in uni…

Posted on July 16, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

It was offered as part of my sociology degree, but I think it conflicted with something else I was interested in at the time and couldn’t pick it up another semester. Ah well. It’s easy enough to figure out what … Continue reading →

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Wanna know about books I read?

Posted on June 17, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

I’ve been doing more reading than blogging lately but I’ve put together some notes about a couple of them. The Authenticity Hoax by Andrew Potter was one I flipped through but didn’t read beginning to end. It mostly focuses on … Continue reading →

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Maybe a picture does capture a soul…

Posted on October 4, 2009 by 1minionsopinion

If this small study can be believed, photos tell far more about the people in them than just what they look like. 113 people, plus a few close friends of each, filled out forms outlining personality traits. Then the 113 … Continue reading →

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