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Celebrate Your “Bench Mate”

One more chance you think.  “If only I had the chance to tell my loved one what I really think about her.   But now it’s too late.”  Sometimes we take things for granted in this lifetime, as well as taking other people for granted as well.  We feel like we all will live this lifetime […]

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Indifference

Indifference is the appearance that one does not care about a particular situation, event, discussion or the like.  When you attempt to show your indifference towards someone, or something you are sometimes pretending that you do not care, when in fact you care very much. Indifference is a technique that many people use when put […]

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Vows of Trust

What does it mean to “trust?”  To trust another person, to trust an entity such as a company, or a government, to trust even yourself are all concepts that are sometimes difficult to comprehend.  Trusting one another may mean different things to different people. We have talked about trusting another in the past, but we […]

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Joined Forces

Sometimes in life you are in a relationship that is not working out.  Maybe it’s a romantic relationship, a work relationship, or a friendship, it does not matter.   There are times when you realize that it is not going to get where you think it needs to be and you feel you are ready to […]

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Starfish

Feeling small in such a large world is a natural feeling amongst most people.  We all carve out a small piece of living space, and work space to call our own.  The world goes on when we pass to the other side, and yet we are trying to make a contribution.   How can one person […]

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The First Kiss

Evening is a good time to reflect on the events and happenings of the day.  It is also a good time to let down and begin to retire for the night.  Evenings are also good to reflect on the good things and the things that you would have liked to do better.  For instance, did […]

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Your Life is Waiting

The world is full of families living in a household, as well as individuals living by themselves or with other “single” roommates.   The choice to marry or to commit to a partner for this lifetime is made every day.  For some, that choice of lifelong partner did not work out and they find themselves alone […]

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Express Love Your Way

Having “thoughtfulness” towards another goes way beyond the size of a gift one might gift another.  The concept of “thoughtfulness” is demonstrated through our actions, our conversations, and our love toward another.  Sometimes people mistake whether or not someone cares about him or her based on the amount of time or money put towards a […]

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Open Up

You have the car packed and the kids loaded.  As you back out of the driveway, the anticipation and excitement is building because you are going back to your childhood home for a family celebration.  However, you walk through the door and quickly realize things are different and will never be the same. Some of […]

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Cut the Resentment Strings

Do you ever wonder why you have certain negative feelings toward a particular person?  Or maybe you’ve been on the receiving end of negative feelings from  a family member or friend.  Often times there is an emotion that is negative in nature at play.  That emotion is resentment. How is resentment created and exactly what […]

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