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ON A RECENT FLIGHT, a young baby effortlessly made me and everyone within earshot laugh by chortling with such spontaneity, abandon, and sheer irrepressible joy that no one could resist joining him in his innocent laughter. And just when it seemed he had at last stopped chuckling and crowing, he would burst out laughing once more and set us all off again! It was as if the baby had been asked to find a benign way to relax and unite the passengers within a half-hour of takeoff—and he pulled it off with huge success.

THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND when I think of humility is that it takes a whole lot of it to realize you're the child of God. What do we have to give up to have this humility? Honey, we have to give it all up! Some years ago I woke up one morning totally unrecognizable to myself.

WHEN SOMEONE GAINS even a glimmer of hope, it's cause for rejoicing, because even that glimmer indicates the passage from a darkened, hopeless state of thought to a more positive and healthy condition. Without hope, it's difficult for anyone to progress in any area of life.

You can find the word soul in over 400 different passages of the Bible. But those are not the only references to the concept of soul when you consider Soul as a synonym for God.

When Jack Lindsay hears the word SOUL, he thinks of his first job right out of college in Los Angeles at the Carnation Company. The president of the company, Alfred Ghormley, made a lasting impression on the new recruit.

Picture  the word SOUL—what flashes through your mind? Take a moment. Paint your thoughts on the blank canvas.

MARY BAKER EDDY wrote, "Jesus of Nazareth was the most scientific man that ever trod the globe. " She then continued, with what I think of as a definition of what her declaration means: "He [Jesus] plunged beneath the material surface of things, and found the spiritual cause" ( Science and Health, p.

MORAL IDEALS HELP SHAPE AND DEFINE our world. And whether we like it or not, sooner or later they are defining factors in our individual lives.

1. Looking to the Bible, Steve Warren found inspiring insights on dealing with the resistance we all feel at one time or another to follow through on a right idea.

My work as an architect gives me the opportunity to consider the spiritual aspect of design. Not only the design of a building, but also the design of living! The development of a building starts with the needs and dreams of an individual client and then folds in many other factors—including the site, construction and zoning regulations, structural engineering, costs, and schedules.