Lake Oconee Breeze Life Lessons

Give God the credit for the things in your life

2010-09-08T08:00:00-04:00

Laugh and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone.

Fact is, we are partners with God each doing a part

2010-09-01T08:00:00-04:00

Ronald Reagan told the story about a farmer who took a piece of bad earth and made things flourish thereon.

Give God the appropriate credit in your life

2010-08-25T15:07:39-04:00

John III Sobieski, king of Poland in the late 17th century, is best remembered as the man who saved central Europe from invading armies of Turks in 1683.

Inspiration comes not from waiting but through work

2010-08-18T08:00:00-04:00

Ernest Newman reminds us that great composers do not set down to work because they are inspired, but become inspired because they are working.

Avoid passing along blocks to mental creativity

2010-08-11T08:00:00-04:00

Roger van Oech, in his book A Whack on the Side of the Head, proposed that there were ten mental blocks to creativity.

Set inclination aside and do something different

2010-08-04T08:00:00-04:00

As a student, fashion designer Sandra Garratt was given a project to design clothing that would go against her natural inclinations — clothes that she didn’t like.

To foster creativity, create a culture of exploration

2010-07-28T08:00:00-04:00

Joyce Brothers, in her book “Homemade,” tells us something important:

Problem-solving often benefits from creativity

2010-07-21T08:00:00-04:00

Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson, married a young woman who was accident-prone.

Be creative when solving problems in life

2010-07-14T08:00:00-04:00

When St. Petersburg, in Russia, was being laid out early in the eighteenth century, many large boulders brought by a glacier from Finland had to be removed.

Support creative vision now more than ever

2010-07-07T08:00:00-04:00

In addition to Mt. Rushmore, one of Gutzin Borglum’s great works as a sculptor is the head of Lincoln in the capitol at Washington.