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Sincerity

Exposing Ourselves to Vulnerability Is the True Measure of Our Strength

Raymond Torres | Posted 03.31.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Arrogance, Humility, Ego, Vulnerability, Humble, Power, Sincerity, Spiritual Development, Spiritual Path, Inner Strength, Emotional Strength, Personal Integrity, Healthy Living News
Raymond Torres

Far from being a vulnerable trait, if used wisely, a humble attitude clears the way for one to fully appreciate more of life.

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'Remorse' for Crime: Must It Be Sincere?

Joel Cohen | Posted 02.18.2013 | Crime
Read More: Parole, Truth, Alan Hevesi, Remorse for a Crime, Sincerity, Crime Remorse, Crime News
Joel Cohen

Sincere remorse is usually about the personal benefit one gains from giving voice, usually internally, to one's expression of it. However, in the justice system, I'm sorry to say, it's rather about what the remorse accomplishes strategically.

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Screw Irony: What Jonathan Franzen Learned From David Foster Wallace

Charlie Alderman | Posted 08.29.2011 | Books
Read More: David Foster Wallace, Thomas Pynchon, Hipsters, Infinite Jest, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, Freedom, Irony, Literary Fiction, Sincerity, Hysterical Realism, James Woods, Books News
Charlie Alderman

James Woods describes Jonathan Franzen, as a "cultural ironist, always a twisted adjective ahead of his characters." I'd argue that this gloss of Franzen misrepresents his two most well-known novels.

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Prayer: An Expression Of The Heart

Scott Perlo | Posted 08.22.2011 | Religion
Read More: Jews, Synagogue, Prayer, Sincerity, Judaism, Chasidic, Rabbi, Religious Services, Religious Experience, Religion News
Scott Perlo

I offer this thought as a guide: whatever your worship, ask yourself, "did my heart express itself today?" If so, you have truly prayed.

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Giving 'Love' Some Respect

Rob Sachs | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Valentine's Day, Sincerity, Meaning Love, Relationships, Sincere Love, Love Meaning, Saying I Love You, Meaning of Love, Say I Love You, Love, Talking About Love, Healthy Living News
Rob Sachs

The more I thought about it, the more I realized I was debasing the most precious of words by using them as a lazy stand-in for more specific sentiments, such as, "That's super!" or, "I have a preference for this."

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Public Mycasting System

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Social Media, American Narrative, Interactivity, Connectivity, Nouriel Roubini, Content, Andrew Sullivan, The Kardashians, Ivanka Trump, Trendspotting, Novels, Trends, Self-Expression, Storytelling, Sincerity, Mycasting, Blogging, Technology News
Marian Salzman

From mommies' to men's blogs, from food diaries to fanzines, the universal-access realm of online is a new storytellers' paradise with handy short installments as the universal language.

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Wolfish Words in Sheep's Clothing

Melanie Billings-Yun | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Ginni Thomas, Olive Branch, Sincerity, Anita Hill, Persuasion, Communication, Language, Clarence Thomas, Politics News
Melanie Billings-Yun

Some people just don't get it. Respect, politeness and relationship-building are not about using nice words. To be effective, those words have to be ...

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With Apologies To Maureen Dowd

Ellyn Spragins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Female Leaders, Snark, Writing, Ellyn Spragins, Authenticity at Work, Maureen Dowd, Authenticity, Sincerity, Journalism, Media News
Ellyn Spragins

The first useful trick I learned as an aspiring journalist was cynicism. No, that's not quite right. Off-handed, world-weary cynicism. That was the ticket.

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