by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 11, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
I once saw a greeting card that said, “We need heroes because they draw us on to become better versions of ourselves.” Heroes and heroines inspire us, but they aren’t perfect. They all have flaws. They get hungry and lonely, they need sleep, and make mistakes. Like...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 4, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Were you a naïve optimist when you were young? I’m using “naïve” here in the sense of “innocent” or “unsophisticated.” It’s easy to be a naïve optimist when you’re young. You don’t know much of the world, and you haven’t had time to have many plans that crumbled when...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jul 28, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
We didn’t choose our parents, the century, or the nation into which we are born. We didn’t select our sex, height, IQ, or race. Time and chance will affect us all. We all have both good luck and bad luck. Yet some people seem contented while others are angry or...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jul 21, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Fresh out of college I embraced the enlightenment notion that humans were inherently good and therefore perfectible. I didn’t think evil really existed. My naive delusion was that good people would win, that evil would be destroyed, never return, and humanity would...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jul 14, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Billy Graham called Corrie Ten Boom “an inspiration to millions.” In her speeches, articles, and books, she shared the story of hiding Jews from the Nazis in a secret room in her home. She described being arrested and how she survived the Nazi prison camps where her...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jul 7, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
When my wife said, “Your dad was a great man,” it seemed like a well-intended platitude. Yet, Sandy doesn’t waste words or flatter. She speaks the truth, routinely in love. My favorite cousin also said I had underestimated my dad. They were correct. Bill, my father,...
