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<body> <a href="http://www.carltonscorner.com/currentissue.htm">Carlton's Corner Ezine</a><ul><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22062>PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE</a><br><b>PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE</b><br> by Steve Goodier <br><br> Someone noted that their life and their bank both have something in common - they get out of them about as much as they put in. Which, as far as my bank is concerned, isn't much! But it means I can get a great deal of joy and satisfaction out of life if I am careful about what I put into living. <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22062">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/22062"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22061>TIME TO REST</a><br><b>TIME TO REST</b><br> by Steve Goodier <br><br> It has been said that the amount of sleep required by the average person is just five minutes more! Too many of us are chronically sleep-deprived. Late to bed and early to rise. And it costs us dearly. <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22061">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/22061"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22060>HOW TO FIND SUCCESS</a><br><b>HOW TO FIND SUCCESS</b><br> by Steve Goodier <br><br> Rabbi Harold Kushner tells a wonderful story about a bright young man who was a sophomore Stanford pre-med student. To reward him for having done so well in school, his parents gave him a trip to the Asia for the summer. <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22060">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/22060"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22059>ACT ON IT</a><br><b>ACT ON IT</b><br> by Steve Goodier <br><br> A little bear cub was confused about how to walk. "What do I do first?" he asked his mother. "Do I start with my right foot or my left? Or both front feet and then my back feet? Or do I move both feet on one side and then both feet on the other?" <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22059">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/22059"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22058>WHEN EVERYTHING IS A MIRACLE</a><br><b>WHEN EVERYTHING IS A MIRACLE</b><br> by Steve Goodier <br><br> Marlin Perkins, long-time host of television's "Wild Kingdom," spent most of his life trying to put people on a first-name basis with animals. His wife Carol wanted to marry him so badly that she never let on that she did not fully share his passion for wildlife. <br><br> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22058">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/22058"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22057>STEEL AND VELVET</a><br><b>STEEL AND VELVET<br></b> by Steve Goodier <br><br> An unusual tribute was paid to Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg. The poet wrote, "Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as rock and soft as drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect." <br><br> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=22057">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/22057"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=21130>THE ONLY ANSWER THAT REALLY MATTERS</a><br>It's said that we begin to cut our wisdom teeth the moment we bite off more than we can chew. But do we ever feel as if we have enough wisdom? That we have arrived; that we are wise? <br><br><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=21130">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/21130"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=20702>A LOFTIER AMBITION</a><br><b>A LOFTIER AMBITION</b> <br><br> One woman says she bought a computer to help her figure her budget. The first thing she learned was that she couldn't afford a computer. <br><br> Most people never feel as if they have enough money, and one of the greatest problems in too many lives is financial debt. Earl Wilson says, "Nowadays people can be divided into three classes - the Haves, the Have-Nots, and the Have-Not-Paid-For-What-They-Haves." <br><br> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=20702">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/20702"> [1 COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=17414>Choosing the Right Compass</a><br><b>Choosing the Right Compass <br><br></b> "We pass this way but once," we have heard it said. But my wife has learned that, unless I've studied a map, that isn't necessarily true.<br><br> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=17414">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/17414"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=16898>Valentine's Day Treats For School And Work</a><br>Valentine's Day Treats For School And Work</b><br> by Christine Steendahl<br><br> Are you as tired as I am of those little white heart-shaped candies with messages like "I like You" printed on them? Be a little creative this year and come up with some new Valentine's Day treats to take to school and work. Here are a few ideas to get you started. <br><br> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=16898">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/16898"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li></ul> </body>