What do you have to fear?

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I remember I had bought
candy bars for the other kids
in class the day they had the
school dance back in grade school.

I left the candy bars on their desks,
and tape recorded the dance while
I hid under a desk – afraid to go into
the gym where the dance was being held.… —-> Continue…

Do what you like, or Like what you do

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My hat is off to the person at the great and wise
Fortune Cookie Factory who wrote this:

” You will enjoy true in whatever you do. “

Now, I’m not 100% sure what they intended,
so I’m going to go with the first thought I had:

The secret to success lies not
in doing what one likes,
but in liking what one does.
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Is what you say what you mean?

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So how well do you think you know what
the people in your World are saying?
Do you know if that’s what they meant??

There are a handful of commercials from a cell phone
company that give examples of how a dropped call
can really ruin a conversation.… —-> Continue…

This will hurt me… more than it will hurt you

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I was a bit choked up that night
after I put my son to bed and we’d
kissed each other goodnight.
I almost made it to the door
when his little voice said
“I love you, Dad”

Looking back at the morning’s events,
I’d carried a heavy heart through the day.… —-> Continue…

Thank You for being my Friend

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You know that supposedly unwritten rule
that says you don’t date your best friend’s ex ?
Well, in high school I was introduced to
my best friend’s girlfriend’s best friend.
(That’s a mouth full)

And as it happens when people
date people who share friendships -
my best friend’s girlfriend would often ask things
about him of me, and I’d inquire the same of her friend.… —-> Continue…

Living with you…

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Ever had that sort of gnawing thought
in the back of your mind that something
was passing you by and you couldn’t
quite figure out what?
Sort of like standing on a frozen river;
the part you’re standing on is made from
the very same thing that flows beneath you;
yet one moves on, while the other stays.… —-> Continue…

Is your Life a resting place or a testing place?

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There are many reasons to bring this to you tonight.
Some old, some new, some recent, and those
that are all too frequent and familiar.

I’m sure you’ve had moments where you’ve
thought that things just couldn’t get any worse.
Murphy’s Law, right?… —-> Continue…

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