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Thoughts on the Road to Emmaus

“... their eyes were opened, and they recognized him...” –Luke 24:31Two friends—people who had known Jesus, who had walked with Him, talked with Him, and eaten meals with Him every day for three years didn’t recognize Him even on a long wal...

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Helping Mid-Life Employees Find Meaning

People work to live, but most also live to work. A study on the meaning of work conducted back in 1987 revealed a strong attachment to work as a way of life. The study found that 86 percent of people would continue working even if they had enough mon...

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The Ice Cream 'Comb' Story

She was three. Just released from a far-away hospital after life threatening brain surgery, ready to take on the world again. I was happy just to have her back. My little "Mr. Clean" (shaven head and hoop earrings) and me driving along to our local m...

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Dealing with Difficult People the Idealist

True idealists (as defined by Keirsey) make up only about 1/10th of the population, which you may think is a good thing if you’re the hard-driven, nose-to-the-grindstone, bottom-line type. Like other "difficult" types, they can make fantastic contr...

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Who Needs a Rear-view Mirror Successful Living by Mastering Our Past

When driving, we need to check our rear-view mirror every few minutes to perceive dangers lurking behind — tailgaters, hecklers, over speeding cars, and drivers under the influence. Aside from anticipating threats, it helps us contemplate our next ...

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Examining Your Own Attitudes About Age

A common complaint of the mature is that, in American society, there is far too much focus on youth. We collectively spend a fortune on attempting to look younger and fighting the natural results of gravity, sun exposure, and the poisons that have se...

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Memories Are Made Of This!

Memories Are Made Of This! by: Chris Sutton Catching Lightning Bugs in a jar on a late summer evening at dusk! The earthy smell of the country during a late evening drive! The first kiss with that special someone you just knew was THE one! The f...

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Understanding and Banishing Worry

Worry is a corrosive form of useless thought - that is all worry is. Yet, it turns mole hills into mountains, conjures up imaginary crises and transforms the small puddles that we have to inevitably step over in life into raging impassable rivers. In...

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Increasing Online Success with a Solid Reputation

For obvious reasons your online success relies heavily upon building trust with those you do business with much as it does offline and perhaps even more so. Being the internet is such an impersonal environment due to the lack of human contact, develo...

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3 Easy Steps to Low Stress Communication

3 Easy Steps to Low Stress Communication by: Peter Murphy Life is all about choices. And so is the way you communicate. You can fill your days with frustrating high stress communication or you can have days of low stress effective communication ...

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