IF

This is a small word with a big place in our language. This word is considered a “conjunction”, which is a transition word connecting two different thoughts or words.  Please know that I’m not an “English major”, but I do understand the significance of such a simple little word. I use this word a lot…

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Proper Response

There are times when I’ve spoken to a person and when they speak back to me, their response doesn’t make any sense. There are times when I’ve caught a mistake made by a vendor or an employee and they respond totally wrong.  I think I should own a mistake when I make one. Please note…

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Cover-Up

I am not a huge conspiracy theorist person. I am a fan of NCIS and shows like it because they always get their guy. There is often an elaborate scheme to hide the truth, which is what I think of when I think of cover-up. King David sees Bathsheba taking a bath and instead of…

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Memory

I still have a pretty good memory even though I’m over 50 years old. There are times it seems to be “slipping gears” when I can’t remember someone’s name whom I’ve known for years. Some things I’d like to forget, I actually still remember. I remember some of the biggest mistakes of my life. I…

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My Word

I watched my Pappy work out deals with his spoken word and a firm handshake. Today, we really must write everything down before a deal is binding on both parties. In our culture today, our word is not enough to make something binding and enforceable. I work in the Real Estate space and it’s very…

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Scapegoat

This is not something we hear a lot about in our culture, but I think it is present, nonetheless. In the past I have been one who shift the blame from myself instead of owning my mistakes and my faults and putting the blame on someone else or even my circumstances.  I have also been…

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