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Posted on September 16, 2023

The Best We Can

Life is not easy. If we are being honest with ourselves, most of us do not really know what we are doing most of the time. We are simply making the best decisions we can with the information we have. We are trying our best. And we will often be wrong. We will make poor … Continue reading The Best We Can

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Posted on May 23, 2023

Choosing Attitude

Life will not always go your way. When it doesn’t, you have two options. On one hand, you can be upset, angry, or self-pitying, wishing things were different than they are. On the other hand, you can accept what life is offering you as a gift, embrace it as an opportunity to grow, and face … Continue reading Choosing Attitude

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What Needs To Change
Posted on July 1, 2021July 2, 2021

What Needs To Change

When one thing in our lives causes us the majority of our difficulty, discomfort, or distress, we must ask ourselves whether it is that thing or us that needs to change.  This means we must determine how important this aspect of our life is to us.  Is it essential or nonessential?  Can we live without … Continue reading What Needs To Change

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Make A Decision
Posted on May 23, 2021

Make A Decision

Many years ago, I was speaking to a dear friend of mine, a long time spiritual advisor to me, about a difficult decision I had to make.  I could not figure out what the right thing to do was.  Neither option in front of me was necessarily better or worse than the other.  From an … Continue reading Make A Decision

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Choosing Better Or Worse
Posted on April 11, 2021

Choosing Better Or Worse

Every day, we get to choose whether we are going to live better or die faster.  While we cannot control all of the external variables of our lives, we can control how we respond to and interact with them.  We get to choose how we behave.  We do not get to choose the entirety of … Continue reading Choosing Better Or Worse

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