Perspective Slaps You Across The Face
Have you ever had a bad day? Like a really bad day, maybe you were late to work. You didn’t get a good night of sleep because the baby was crying all night. You had an argument with your wife before...
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5 Things I’m Grateful For
When you feel down and like you just can’t keep going, stop, take a deep breath, and look around. Sure, it can be hard to see the forest in spite of the trees, but we need to remember there is an ebb...
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Why I Don’t Check The Weather
Recently, I wrote about why I don’t listen to news radio. Similarly, I don’t check the weather. The reasons are a little different but the philosophy is similar. photo by Miroslav Petrasko Just the...
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Speaking Something Into Existence
Have you ever been uncomfortable and then someone shouts out something horribly inappropriate or a glass drops and shatters into a million little sparking pieces, shattering with it the awkwardness...
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But The Future Is So Pretty!
Today was an interesting day. Jude and I went out to do a mystery shopping job, which was a new experiment for us. It gets us out of the house and brings in some extra money. The two of us That is a...
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Perspective Trumps Again
“For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.” – C. S. Lewis “The Magicians Nephew” I started off my day tired and grumpy. I...
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I’m Doing Great, Thanks!
As I walked into a retail store recently to perform a mystery shopping job, I was greeted, “Hi, how are you?” The greeting seemed kind but robotic. I responded with a smile and a brief, “Fine, thanks.”...
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Join Us for the Next IDC
For our next IDC for the I Don’t Care Project, we invite you to come along and do the challenge with us! No, we’re not going to go to the store in our pajamas or give lunch to a homeless person, though...
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I’m Great! – IDC #18
This post is part of the IDC Project. The IDC Project’s mission is for us to take a stand for who we are and what we believe without worrying about what others may think. Read more about the IDC...
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5 Benefits of Looking Back and 5 Benefits of Looking Forward
When we look at our current situation, where we are and where we want to go, we must find a healthy balance between looking back for understanding and looking forward with vision and hope. photo by...
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3 Ways To Kick Age Excusitis
A common struggle for many people is thinking their best years are behind them. If you really believe that, than you can stop reading this post right now. If, however, you believe there just might be a...
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Your present situation is a drop in the bucket, but only that. Life moves like water and you have the ability to float elsewhere. ~author unknown Can't see the video in your RSS reader or email? Click...
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The Truth About My Marriage
Have you ever had a paradigm shift? Say, you are annoyed at your dog one evening. You came home to a chewed up pile of books and pee on your favorite leather chair. Morning walks have become a dreaded...
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See What You Can See
photo by Rising Damp What is your life’s message? Do you know? Few of us actually see clearly enough to know what our life’s message is, let alone live it out. Our eyesight is dim at best. To begin to...
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Facing old struggles
Photo Credit: paul bica via Compfight cc The following is a short parable. May it bring you new perspective on facing old struggles. “Excuse me, sir. What do you see?” the small voice came from beside...
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Lighten up already
It’s so easy to get caught up in the petty happenings of today, become narrow-minded, and start to worry. When this happens, we’re less effective, we become self-centered, and we tend to pull those...
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We took off to a little coastal town…
This past weekend, Claudia and I dropped our son, Jude, off at his grandparents and we took off to the little coastal town of Newport, Rhode Island. We were celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary...
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3 life lessons I learned from losing power for 5 days
Last week due to a bad ice storm here in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 90 percent of the county’s residents lost power. We were part of that 90 percent, not getting our power back till five days...
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10 quick tips to having a great day
There are plenty of different approaches to having a great day. And what is a great day for one person, might not be a great day for another person. But there are some quick and easy universal things...
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6 things I learned from the birth of our 2nd child
Evelina Pearl Good This past Monday morning, Claudia and I welcomed our new baby daughter into this world, Evelina Pearl Good. A 9 lb 2 oz bundle of pure joy! The birth of a baby is an exciting time....
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