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The Golden Rule

Do unto others as you would have done to you. Such a simple phrase to remember but more difficult to live by. The world would truly be a different place if we all could exercise this rule. Too often we put our selfish agendas before others and are quick to complain when we feel wronged […]

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A Little Patience

Patience is a virtue, so they say. It’s not uncommon for me to get discouraged when something I anticipate simply doesn’t happen when I want it to. In times like this I try to sit back and appreciate all the things in life that I have been blessed with. Interestingly enough, most of them were […]

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Making Friends

We can learn a lot from kids. I marvel at their ability to make friends so easily. It’s not uncommon for either of our boys to start playing with other kids for hours and not even know their names. For whatever reason this carefree and nondiscriminatory attitude towards relationships becomes more conditional as we age. […]