Revenge & Retaliation

  These two words must be “cousins”. Revenge & Retaliation are very similar because they both involve striking back and hurting the person or persons who have hurt me. I think it is natural to want to hurt someone back who has hurt me. I believe that revenge and retaliation can end up backfiring on…

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Authority

I learned at a very young age that there was always someone in authority over me. It started with my parents teaching me the value of respecting others. I learned to submit to the authority of my teachers at school. I also learned to submit to the authority of the police officers. Even today there…

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Monitored

I like to watch a TV showed called “Person of Interest” and it’s about how people are being monitored by TV camera’s all over the place and how you can’t stop “being monitored or watched”. I remember when my kids were small, we had a small baby monitor in their room to hear them but…

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Integrity

This is a special word. This word is defined as: “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness”. This is a word that means a lot to me whether I’m dealing with my car mechanic, HVAC friend, car salesman, pastor or anyone. The character trait is big to me. This word…

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Platform

I used to have this real distaste for TV Preachers. I remember when some of them were pretty much actors on TV, because on TV they appeared to be deeply spiritual and honorable. However, their life behind the scenes was pretty wild and despicable. The truth tends to find its way out and these TV…

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High Standard Of Conduct

As I walk through life, I see expectations of behavior all over the place. The big challenge is that the standards of behavior are different for different people or so it seems.  If you are a celebrity in our culture, you can get a free pass on the crazy things you do, because you’re a…

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