Cornerstones (Blog)

Cornerstones features the writings of Jennifer StJohn and the Fusion Group editorial team. Enjoy these insightful and engaging essays for a different take on business, life and the pursuit of success and serenity.

Fun Works!

“If it ain’t fun, it ain’t worth doing!”
—J. R. St.John

Somewhere in childhood, the campaign to sap every shred of fun out of life begins in earnest:

  • Hallways are not for running or sliding!
  • Hair
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Then What?

“A truly good book teaches me better than to read it.
I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint.
What I began by reading, I must finish by acting!”
— Henry David Thoreau
American Philosopher, Author of Walden


Then what happens?” It’s enough to drive a parent to distraction. As kids, we soon learn to leave parents well-enough alone or

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Love the one you’re with…

While the Editorial Team enjoys a summer hiatus, we’re republishing past articles by popular demand…

“If you’re down and confused
And you don’t remember who you’re talking to
Concentration slips away
‘Cause your baby is so far away

Well there’s a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can’t be with the one you love, honey
Love the one you’re with!”

— Performed by

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Shedding Light on Laughter

“Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children.”
— Khalil Gibran

“There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.”
— James Thurber

Laughter is the greatest indicator of upset resolved, occlusion dissolved and wisdom discovered.

Laughter dissolves barriers between people, nations, parties, points of view

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Betrayal

While the Editorial Team enjoys a summer hiatus, we’re republishing past articles by popular demand…

“But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
—Jesus to the Disciples
Luke 22:36

If you work, love, play on a team, fight in a force, serve in a church, dedicate yourself to the community, the law, your country or mankind, you will experience betrayal. Not because they’re bad people

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