Morning Joy!

Our English language is a bit goofy at times. We have so many words that are pronounced the same, but because of the spelling or usage they are different. I never noticed this so much until our “Nica Kid” was learning our language. To this day, he will say: “Why do you do that?” To…

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Thank You

These two words are really big words. I believe that they are more powerful than they are polite. Please don’t misunderstand. I was taught to say “please” and “thank you” because it’s polite. I would suggest that these two simple words are huge to building relationships at all levels of life. The wealthiest people and…

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Open Invite

There are times that I get invitations to events that I really just don’t want to go. I also get invites to events when I’ve already made another commitment. I still haven’t figured out how to be in two places at once. Some invitations need a response from me and others can simply be ignored.…

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Terror

  I remember being in shock on the morning of September 11, 2001. The United States had been attacked here in our cities and the casualties were regular people going to work that morning. I remember hearing the terrorist differently. I had noticed on the newscasts how terrorist struck in other countries. We seemed exempt…

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Keep A Secret

I learned a long time ago what it meant to keep a secret. I learned what it meant to have a secret. The only sure-fire way to keep a secret is the NEVER share it with anyone. My wife and I decided to not keep secrets from one another. Over the years, we’ve done pretty…

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I Can Imagine

  I can have a pretty vivid imagination. I can imagine a changed life because I’ve seen it happen. I can visualize the potential of a renovated house because I’ve seen one and sold one. I can visualize what it will be like to be 75 years old even though I’m only 17 or so…

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