Month: July 2012
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What is Magic?
Magic. So, what is it? What makes some things “real” magic, while other things are magic “tricks”? What separates magic from the rest of the supernatural and paranormal? Personally, I like magic, or my idea of it. I believe magic is anything that defies understanding and explanation via science and current understanding. It encompasses myth,…
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Check the Sign-posts: How Far Have You Come? 10 Tips for Progress Measurement
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved checking the road signs telling you how far you are from wherever you’re going. Especially when it was a really long drive (here in Canada, most places are a “really long drive” … or maybe those are just my vacations), it’s a half-sign of success when the…
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Mountain Climbing in a Fog: How Do We Measure Progress?
We all have end goals, some small, some, well, mountainous. Some goals – and their attainment – is easy to measure and see. Others less so, especially if success is something measured in our heads. That makes some of these goals like mountain-climbing in the fog: we have no way of knowing where we are…
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Where do we go from here?: Looking for Input
Hey out there – hope you’ve been enjoying a summer wherever it finds you. Here we’ve been pretty humid and hot, and the humidity is unusual since we’re usually considered “desert-type” conditions – though we don’t live in a desert. Anyway, this post might seem like a bit of a cop-out, but I’m looking for…