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Doing the right thing doesn’t always come with privileges
Life & Living

Doing the right thing doesn’t always come with privileges

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 CJ

“Doing the right thing isn’t always easy – in fact, sometimes it’s real hard – but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.” – David Cottrell, Business Author. Many of us go through our lives doing the right thing regarding finances – abiding by rules, being responsible,

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Hermit life teaches us how to live for a living each day
Life & Living

Hermit life teaches us how to live for a living each day

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 CJ

I recently read a book by Michael Finkel entitled The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit. The title sounded intriguing to me after growing tired of reading a series of self-help books that were designed to inspire but did little to do so. The

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Putzing around the house shows you’re still engaged in life
Life & Living

Putzing around the house shows you’re still engaged in life

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 CJ

My grandparents were famous for what they called putzing around the house. Considered slang, it’s often described as engaging in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting, but I can assure you it meant just the opposite for my grandparents – and me. Putzing around the house wasn’t about laziness at all

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Creatures of habit often limit the breadth of their choices
Life & Living

Creatures of habit often limit the breadth of their choices

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 CJ

“Change is not popular; we are creatures of habit as human beings. ‘I want it to be the way it was.’ But if you continue the way it was there will be no ‘is.’” – Robin Williams  How often do you simply make a decision based more out of habit

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Souls many of us have been blessed to share time with are gone
Life & Living

Souls many of us have been blessed to share time with are gone

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 CJ

There are souls many of us have been blessed to share time with here on Earth. Their presence will never be filled again; their void will always feel apparent; their memory we’ll use to judge all other occasions. Sadly, after these souls left this earthly place, nothing feels quite the

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