Along The Way

There are so many things that happen along the way of life. I’ve been on trips where fun things happened along the way. There are also things that are bad that happen along the way. There are things that happen along the way to work or when I’m headed home. If I’m not careful, I…

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Mocking

As a rule, I don’t like to mock others. I’m embarrassed to admit that I did make fun of others when I was a kid. I deeply regret that behavior because now I see how horrible it was. I’ve grown to respect other human beings even when I don’t understand their thinking or their behavior.…

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Manipulation

This is a negative word that means harmful influence. It’s swaying or coercing someone to do something or feel the way I want them to feel. Manipulation is a negative form of influence. The person or persons being manipulated don’t realize that they are being manipulated. I believe this happens a lot in our popular…

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Motive

This word means “reason or rationale” behind doing something. If I do something, I must have a reason behind that action. My motives are not always obvious to everyone else. I sometimes ignore my motives and just spring into action. There is always a motive behind every activity.  I think it’s simply to decide whether…

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Self-Defense

I went to court when I was around the age of 21 to defend a citation that I had received in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  I was accused of running through a yellow light. I remember a couple of friends from college went with me. I made my case that the light was yellow, and the judge…

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Betrayal

I will have to say that betrayal must be one of the most painful emotions a human can experience.  Betrayal is filled with emotion because of such a strong emotional connection. Betrayal by a friend can take a long time to recover from.  There are relationships and deep friendships that never recover from betrayal. The…

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