Terry Dashner
I write to encourage people. All of us are chosen to live on this planet with purpose and influence. Like our Creator we are to pour out our lives into each other with the goal of reaching our full potential. I am a husband, father, grandfather, and citizen who seeks to empower people of all venues with the power of the written word. Blessings!
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SEAL Character
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2012-04-20 (2 views)
SEAL CharacterI have spent a number of years as a school resource officer in local school districts. During these years, I have encouraged, cajoled, and challenged students to do right. I have displayed, taught, and preached the importance of good character, a good name, and self discipline. Some have received ... Read more (654 words)
Paradox is Universal
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2012-04-20 (2 views)
Life is filled with paradoxes. A paradox is simply a statement or idea that appears to be contradictory. One of the most famous ancient paradoxes was described by a Greek author named Epimenides of Knossos (Crete). He tells us of a Cretan who utters the words, "All Cretans are liars." ... Read more (463 words)
Survival and What I Need
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2012-04-20 (0 views)
Survival and What I NeedThe greatest assets I have to survive a cataclysmic event of Biblical proportions are my mind, my life experiences that have shaped and forged me through the fires of unmitigated adversity, my physical conditioning, my faith, and my disciplined approach to life. I can eat most ... Read more (528 words)
I Can Think for Myself
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2012-01-25 (6 views)
I was once told by a sincere soul that I should never read anything that questions the existence of God. I humored the man, but I pitied him for such foolish advice. Let me get something straight: God is not closed to scrutiny. It has been my experience that God ... Read more (1166 words)
A Straight Path
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2011-10-23 (13 views)
A Straight ShotProverbs 4DANVERS, Mass. -- October 12, 2011, Getting lost in a corn maze is supposed to be fun. But it turned into a nightmare for a Massachusetts couple who got so lost that they had to be rescued by the police.It all started late Monday when the couple ... Read more (1985 words)
White Powdered!
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2011-10-15 (3 views)
White Powdered!October 13, 2011Terry DashnerA Critical look at White PowerAccording to author and activist McIntosh (1992) white privilege is systemic, not an occasional occurrence. She claims white privilege is like an invisible knapsack of unearned assets which White people can count on cashing in each day, but about which they ... Read more (886 words)
The New American Revolution: Occupy Wall Street
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2011-10-06 (9 views)
Introduction: "The New American Revolution: the Occupy Revolution"Some Background is needed to understand why the Silent 99% is Occupying Wall Street since September 17, 2011:Summary:The Occupy Wall Street crowd that has occupied the financial districted of New York since September 17, 2011, is not made up of anarchists, ideologues, political ... Read more (1295 words)
Five things every father should teach his son(s)
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2011-10-06 (111 views)
There are five things that every father should teach his son(s):Number one: Success is not a goal one obtains but an attitude that one displays. One may hope for change, but change is not possible unless one is willing to change one's own attitude. For example, people may cause us ... Read more (648 words)
When Falling Down
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2011-10-04 (4 views)
Someone once asked Paul Harvey, the journalist and radio commentator, to reveal the secret of his success. "I get up when I fall down," said Harvey. So true, but I must ask: Why am I so prone to falling down when I am up? The answer is self-evident--I am human. ... Read more (460 words)
The Paradox of Unity
Submitted by Terry Dashner on 2011-08-14 (12 views)
The Paradox of UnityParadox: A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. Examples: The Paradox of Catch-22
"There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process ... Read more (2490 words)