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I’m developing big rocks. They were always there. Get ya mind out of the gutter. I’ve gone obsessive now and have begun painting the big rocks from my yard, nothing so extravagant. My wife bought a stencil and she and I are using Sharpies to write down life’s most important elements – GOD, silence, solitude, …
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Category: Character, Skills, Today's Post
It’s called leverage and here’s how it works. Someone possessing authority over someone else demands cooperation, compliance or acquiesence. It’s the oldest method of manipulation, using power play to move the world in your favor or toward your ends. It can be as subtle as a restaurant owner choosing not to serve a teen until she has served …
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What are the chances that you make the same exact mistake two consecutive times simply by chance? When I was 14 years old, I was hit by a car at the same intersection, on the same corner within the span of one month. Saturday, I watched the University of Southern California lose a football game …
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I owe T-mobile a lot of money for my wireless service so two days ago I decided I should attempt a yard sale. I’ve helped countless others execute the feat on Saturdays gone by. I’ve even helped with the double-headers that run Sat-Sun. But I never threw a solo gig. And now, thanks to Dave …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Team, Today's Post
There’s a proverb that reads like this: He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,8 for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.9 Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path. 10 …
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Do you ever feel like you can listen to people’s thoughts? I’ve seen at least two super hero dramas that feature the ability. And both were Twilight Zone ripoffs from the episode when Hector Poole, played by Dick York, found himself able to know the private musings of co-workers, strangers and friends. The episode was …
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