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Learn to Say No

Learn to Say No by: David Wood How many times have you agreed to do something that you actually didn’t want to do? For someone at work? Your friends? Even your spouse? All you had to do was say no, but the word didn’t come out. So you end up...

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Patience: a Better Way?

Patience: a Better Way? by: Maureen Killoran I believe it! We receive the lessons we need to learn... and we keep receiving /em until we get it at least half-way right. At least, it seemed this way to me recently, when a trip from North Carolina...

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Does My Life Make A Difference?

Does My Life Make A Difference? by: Rose DesRochers Thank you to painter Phil Roberts for the inspiration to write my following article. "Does my life make a difference?” “Does anyone ever notice me?” "What purpose does my writing have?" ...

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6 Great Ways To Improve Your Social Skills

6 Great Ways To Improve Your Social Skills by: Peter Murphy If you are looking for a way to improve your social skills, there are many resources available that will assist you in refining your social skills and improving the way you communicate ...

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A prison cell?

A prison cell?  by: Graham and Julie Do you have a goal? A focus in life? Have you invested a great deal of time, effort, money to achieve and yet feel you haven’t made it yet? For all your effort do you still feel that there is something mis...

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What Does it Take to Make Life Better?

What Does it Take to Make Life Better? by: Neil Millar What does it take for you to pay attention? You’ve probably heard this said, or said it yourself sometime, “I just realised how precious life is.” Maybe you heard it when a relative di...

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Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 25, 2004 I have been seeing a married man for the past nine months. He is unhappy but says he is not ready to leave his kids. They have a teenage daughter and a g...

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Your Pot of Gold: Waiting for the Rainbow’s End

Your Pot of Gold: Waiting for the Rainbow’s End by: Steve BrunkhorstAn old story tells of a country pastor who had created a very beautiful garden. He had removed the old decaying trees and replaced them with healthy young saplings. He had dug...

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How To Have A Life Changing Experience

How To Have A Life Changing Experience by: Dave Stephenson Can you really plan a life-changing experience, or do they just happen? Are they accident's of fate, inherited life forces, or can they be experiences the we choose? A brief story....

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How'd They Do That?

How'd They Do That? by: Keith Varnum "How'd they do that?" I asked myself time and time again in my youth. As a journalist and documentary filmmaker, I witnessed ordinary people performing extraordinary feats on countless occasions. I ...

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