John Voelz
@shameonyoko
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Husband, Father, Poppie, Author, Musician, Artist, Cartoon
Folsom, CA
Joined January 2008
We all have something to offer the world. Those offerings start with ideas. You have ideas locked inside you that are clawing to get out. Those ideas need nurturing, stirring, a right mindset, and a ripe environment for them to surface.
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My new book is here! "Becoming an Idea Mentalist: The Unusual Perspectives, Practices, and Rituals of Idea People" is available. I've never been more excited about one of my books.
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When you explore, predict, and craft the future, you will definitely be wrong sometimes. When you live in, bank on, and recreate the past, you will eventually be wrong all the time.
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When creating experiences, it's not the thing that matters. It's the people and things on the way to the thing. The people and things during the thing. And, the people and things after the thing.
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Jesus told the religious leaders, "go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice." Sacrifice is easy. It makes us feel good. Mercy requires us to see people as human and our hearts have to get tangled up in it.
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The universe of humanity is a symphony. We need to find the common tone.
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Music is a culture's loudest prayer. We can't effectively communicate with or speak into a culture unless we are listening to, seeking to understand, and grappling with its prayers.
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I'm convinced all the answers to the question, "How do I open a door with people to talk about God?" are the same answers to the question, "How can I be a decent human being to others?"
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Sometimes, you drink the cold cup of coffee on your desk because you're too busy to get up and make it fresh or even zap it in the microwave.
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I've found there is a huge difference between living life with grand expectation and living life with specific expectations. The first makes me hopeful and anticipatory. The latter makes me disappointed and depressed.
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