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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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Creating The Future
Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

Creating The Future

Will the person you hope to be tomorrow be proud of the decisions you made today?  Forethought is a luxury.  It means that we have the time, the tools, and the intelligence to be able to consider our lives beyond this moment, beyond the immediate need to survive.  It means that, all things considered, we … Continue reading Creating The Future

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The Human Decision
Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

The Human Decision

Making the right decision is easy when you are motivated by the right things.  Doing good is not necessarily a natural instinct.  Our natural instinct is to do what most immediately benefits us.  We are naturally selfish and short-sighted.  This is our animal nature.  To be human, to be humane, is to behave differently than … Continue reading The Human Decision

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