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The Magic of Thinking Small

The Magic of Thinking Small by: Mike Litman Hey! Many of you might disagree and I'm prepared for that. Many 'guru's' might say "Mike, you're wrong." and I'm prepared for that. But what I'm about to share with y...

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Controlling Behavior, Loving Behavior

Controlling Behavior, Loving Behavior by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. When Zack and Tiffany started counseling with me, they were on the verge of divorce after 16 years of marriage. Neither really wanted to end the marriage, yet both were miserable. Bo...

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Top Ten Tips for Living Authentically

Top Ten Tips for Living Authentically by: Ann Ronan, Ph.D. 1. Know your purpose Are you wandering through life with little direction – hoping that you’ll find happiness, health and prosperity? Identify your life purpose or mission statement ...

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Coping as a Tool of Enchantment

Coping as a Tool of Enchantment by: Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein Many of my readers write to me about the tensions of everyday life. Not only do people wonder how to relax, but people often ask, "How do I learn to better cope with what faces me? ...

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Pruning Your Orchid Plants

Pruning Your OrchidThe flowers have all died and when should you cut the stalk back and how far?Pruning an orchid stalk (spike) should cause no harm to the plant. However, some orchids will produce new bloom shoots from the nodes on the old blossom s...

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BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS

Probably the most intimidating part of building your own house is the permit process. Not only do the the requirements vary from township to township, but at times the decisions made seem so subjective that we find ourselves seething in frustration. ...

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Chewing On Mindfulness Gum Is Your Secret

My grandmother, a feisty and athletic woman in her younger years, was a gum-chewer. She was never without a pack or two of Wrigley's Doublemint gum. She wasn't a snapper or bubble-blowershe viewed that as highly uncivilized. Grandma kept he...

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Be Empathetic Not Sympathetic

Be Empathetic Not SympatheticPut yourself in the other’s shoes, but don’t walk their path for themIsn’t Sympathy a Good Thing?“Oh you poor thing. What happened to you is just terrible! You must feel awful. I wish there was something I could d...

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Priorities Are You Living Yours

In the Charles Dickens classic, “The Christmas Story”, Scrooge is given the opportunity to examine his life and his priorities before it is too late. Upon being shown his grave by the ghost of Christmas Future, he asks “Spirit, are these instan...

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Winners vs. Losers

Is gambling for winners or for losers? Well, the answer to that question just might depend upon where you place your stakes.Lev. 27:28 tells us, "… no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto to the LORD of all that he hath, both of man or beas...

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