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Hurricane
Sometimes the bad winds blow memories of you to me. When that happens all those emotions come back to me in the rush of the breeze. They sweep over me and knock me off my feet as I remember that what was and what could have been. Knocked off balance with the gust of emotion…
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Pillars
We work our lives to establish pillars to support the buildings in which we dwell, those in which we work, and even those in which we eat, drink and shop. Have you ever considered the pillars that we build to support our lives? What do these pillars look like? Are they people or actions? Are…
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My Story
My Story Another morning, another blank page staring at me, waiting for my pen to scratch my life experience and wisdom. Waiting for me to tell once or to tell once again a story, an experience or an observation. And here I sit, struggling, pen in hand but no wisdom or anecdote readily flows on…
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Mindset
Mindset Do you ever wonder what dictates success? If everything is equal and genetics plays no part, what determines who will succeed and who will not? Who has the wherewithal to struggle through and not acquiesce? Who does not fail, but learns and applies the learned lessons to conquer? It is all about mindset. You…
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Perspective
Perspective Over the last two weeks, I spent some time fellowshipping with high school classmates. Some I have not seen in close to forty years, others I have seen in five year intervals, and an even smaller number that I interact with more often than every five years. Some of these folks I consider good…
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Demand Change
Too many times we have heard, Our thoughts and prayers go out to the xyz school community. So many times, that it no longer feels sincere. Our elected officials send their sympathy and condemn the tragedy, yet nothing changes. The public is horrified by yet another school shooting. On social media one trusted figure said that…
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Seeds
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson In the 21st century society worries so much about instantaneous results that we miss the trees for the forest. Life is lived with the expectation of a return in the short term. Today’s technology provides the…
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Faster?
If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough. ~~Mario Andretti~~ The source of the quote makes me smile. Of course, a race car driver would believe that. Driving at 200 mph would put everything on the edge of control. EVERYTHING for me would be just a little too close to out of…
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Mind Over Matter
Change your thoughts and you change your world. ~~Norman Vincent Peale~~ The power of the mind is underestimated. The power of perception is incredible. What we perceive we believe. The temptation to accept the negativity around us as real is overwhelming. If we choose to see positive, we will find positive. The more we believe…
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Choice
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ~Oprah Winfrey~ Gratitude is a choice. I am lucky to have so many things in my life. I have a roof over my head. I have family that loves me. I have friends who care and would do anything…
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