There are a few leadership lessons in the story of Abraham Lincoln in Light From Many Lamps. The first lesson is how Lincoln focused his re-election speech on a common goal, “to conciliate the rebellious states and to rebuild the… Continue Reading →
Thank you Ruiz, for your honest and reflective post on the motto, “this, too, shall pass away” (Watson, 1951, p. 74). I appreciated reading your reflections and they caused me to reflect on my own life as well. I have found myself at times looking back at certain seasons in my life, when I wished […]
“my identity as a person shouldn’t be defined by a single goal”. I think that was well said in your Light from Many Lamps II post. When I was younger, my identify was tied to many goals that I had set for myself. Unfortunately many of my goals were not realized and I underwent a …
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I appreciated reading dizzybutterfly’s perspective on the story of A.J. Cronin and his struggle and frustration with writing a book. I occurred to me that often our greatest struggle as leaders is that which we have with ourselves. I find […]
Christina, I enjoyed reading your reflections on Arnold Bennett’s writings compelling us to be wise in how we spend our twenty four hours each day. I, too, had been impacted by his writings and felt like I needed to re-evaluate […]
Daniel, Thank you for you post on William Ernest Henley’s story. I can relate to your post, because when I read Henley’s story, I also struggled with the phrase “I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul” (Watson, 1951, p. 85). There is some truth to the statement, as […]
After Georgeena read the short story by Thomas Carlyle, she discusses the importance of finding truly fulfilling work that electrifies the soul. Unfortunately, this is not the case with many people as they simply work to pay the bills with little left over. She uses the analogy that unfulfilling work is similar to a machine …
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Monica reviewed the same short story by Arnold Bennett as I did but took a substantially different approach. This provided a different insight that I had not thought of while reading the story, likely due to different life experiences. It was interesting to see that we both touched on the western perception in which North …
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Light From Many Lamps II: This, too, shall pass away Ruiz, I appreciated your thoughts on the story from Light from Many Lamps with the history of the motto, “This, too, shall pass away.” The reminder that all things in this life – good, bad and ugly – are temporary is a truth which can …
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Light of Many Lamps – Part 2 Christina, I’m really touched by how this story in Light from Many Lamps has had such an impact in your life. It’s obvious that you have taken Arnold Bennett’s words to heart and you are evaluating your own habits and desires in light of the encouragement that the …
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