“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.” — Benjamin Disraeli   In my day, little boys were taught to never cry. We were called a “cry baby” at the first sign of a tear. As we we got older, we were told to hold our feelings to ourselves. A gentleman never…

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Confucius said, “Words are the voice of the heart.” He must not have lived where they have elections and TV political ads. I apologize, that wasn’t very nice of me. Wouldn’t it be nice if we spoke only from the heart? Wouldn’t it be nice if we all slowed down and listened to our own…

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  Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free; Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. — Chuang Tsu   Chuang Tsu offers a wonderful thought, and it is not as difficult to put into action as one might think. Madison Avenue would probably suggest his thought be shortened to “Go With…

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  What a simple way to make one’s day. Pay them a compliment. Especially when it comes from an unlikely source. Consider trying it today. Think of someone who you wouldn’t usually pay a compliment to, and actually do it. It happened to me at 7:00 A.M. this morning, and I am still glowing from…

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AA has saved many lives, but it has also given us a prayer that has saved many a soul. The serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.   I think we could all use a healthy dose of serenity right now. I certainly…

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