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Always a reason… Know it or not

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For so many years I’ve held a belief that
people come into our lives for a reason
- AND that sometimes we know what that reason is,
and sometimes we don’t.
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Do we ever really know ?
And just when we think we know the reason
- Life shifts and we need to think of another reason !… —-> Continue…

Are you STILL laying on the nail?

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It’s hard to know where to begin.
Then again, it usually is – and that’s
the very reason I’m stopped so
many times from writing you.

So much to say – and so much in the way…
If it weren’t for that nail, tonight would be just another
missed opportunity to talk with you.… —-> Continue…

Getting you to say “Thank you”

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It’s easy to be grateful
for those things in Life that
bring happiness, joy and peace.
Yet imagine the greater power of
being thankful for what has hurt us,
angered us, and brought us to our
knees in sadness, pain, and defeat.… —-> 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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Take That First Step…

staircase350x350dOver the weekend I ran across this
quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.

“You don’t have to see
the whole staircase,
just take the first step.”

When I read this, I pictured a spiral staircase -
one that quickly turned out of sight as it twisted upward.… —-> Continue…

Christmas… shoes and Spirit

Whenever I used to call someone on the phone
I would ask them; “Is this a good time to call ?”
or “Did I catch you at a good time ?”

Now – I’m not exactly on the phone with you, but still…
Did I catch you at a good time ?… —-> Continue…

Look Behind the Mask

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Look behind the mask;
See beyond the smile…

In light of recent events,
I’d like to pull back a bit from perception
and take a good look at the reality around us.
In particular – the people in & about our lives.… —-> Continue…

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