Identity on Shine

Lady at the Jewelry Store

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Dainty

There was once a guy who suffered from cancer... a cancer that can't be treated. He was in his 30’s and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house being taken cared by his mother. He never went outside but he…

How Important Is His Name?

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All this buzz over that Baby Name Wizard application had us thinking about names. Particularly names and how they mangle our view of someone upon meeting them.

A REAL HEART

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Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, and is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act…

ALONE

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Compassion literally means to feel with, to suffer with. Everyone is capable of compassion, and yet everyone tends to avoid it because it's uncomfortable. And the avoidance produces psychic numbing -- resistance to experiencing our pain for the world and other beings.

It had been raining for…

MOTHER AND SON

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She looked at the photograph of her son. He would always be seven years old, tow haired and missing two front teeth. Grasping the framed photo tighter in her quivering hands, so tight that the corners of the brass colored left impressions in her flesh, she looked at the American flag covered…

There was a Man Who Wanted To Achieve Everything in Life

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Once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achieving. He was obsessed with this desire. He ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish.

There were so many things he could…

Blind Acre Media gets TWO thumbs up

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I am new to the Columbus, Ohio area and started a new business. (A very long struggle to the top, but very worth it) I needed to brand my new business and get the word out about my products. I had no idea how to do this and was referred to Blind Acre Media. Blind Acre Media, a design studio that…

We All Need To Be Prepared For Life's Everyday Legal Issues.

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It wasn't too long ago that when conflicts or disagreements arose among family, friends, or with other acquaintances, they were settled across the kitchen table, over the fence and at the local diner. Finding the "middle ground" and ending up with a "win/win" situation for…

Ms., Miss, or Mrs.: What do women want to be called?

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I am a Ms. I was a Ms. when I was married, and I am a Ms. now that I am single. I was a Ms. when I was taught classes and today, I am a Ms. to my son's teachers. For as long as I can remember, I have been most comfortable passing over the boxes for Mrs. and Miss to confidently check Ms.