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Recently I saw an image through the wizardry of social media and, after having read through it, thought about just…
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Per dictionary.com: one definition of “dream” is, “an aspiration; goal; aim.” Per the same website, one definition of “achievement” is,…
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I was at lunch just the other day with four men who I consider friends. In fact, two of them…
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