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Archive for the ‘Spirituality’ Category

Learning to Listen

A couple of years ago I attended a baptism.  One of the speakers shared a wonderful story that really touched me.  He told a story about a man who worked in a place with lots of sawdust.  One day he lost his pocket watch.  It was a

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Shine Wherever You Are

“Father, where shall I work today?’ And my love flowed warm and free. Then he pointed out a tiny spot And said, ‘Tend that for me.’ I answered quickly, ‘Oh no, not that! Why, no one would ever see, No matter how well my work was done.

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The Captain of the soul

William Ernest Henley penned these moving, poetic words. Invictus Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud.

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Christmas Gift For Christ

Father gave us the gift of His Only Begotten Son.  Christ willingly gave His life for each of us.  We can give something back; something that will really please them. The best gift you could give God, or man, is to make the most of yourself! How

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You Never Solve Your Problems

You have to outgrow them! Carl Jung has been attributed with this wonderful quote, “You never solve your problems, you have to out grow them.”  I love it! You and I have to grow and grow and grow.  And as we do, the problems and challenges that

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The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion

You don’t have to climb over other people to get to the top. If you’re in an organization or field that requires that….get out! We want to be people who are always lifting, building and serving those around us.  Do not tear others down to make yourself

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Mercury and the Woodman

The  best rewards in life are reserved for those who live with complete honesty and integrity. We live in a world that is filled with lying and deceit, where it seems that almost everyone is out to get you, and you can’t trust anybody.  But even in

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Life Is Easier When You Are Better

It’s a rather simple formula: the bigger you become, the smaller your problems will be.  Life is often hard, simply because we are too soft.  The more we discipline ourselves to grow and improve, the more capable and qualified we will be to handle life’s challenges and

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The Wolf and the Lamb

Have you ever been in a situation where you were tempted to do something you knew you shouldn’t do, and you had a bad feeling about doing it?  And then you catch yourself trying to rationalize or justify doing it?  It happens too often to too many. 

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The Horse and the Groom

We all live according to priorities.  How do you know?  A priority is that thing to which you give your time and attention.  So take a good, honest look at what you are thinking and doing most of the time, and you will see what your priorities

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REACH UPWARD

"But chief of all Thy wondrous works,
Supreme of all Thy plan,
Thou hast put an upward reach
Into the heart of man."