What Qualifies Me?
So, I received a private message on Facebook from a gentleman asking, “What qualifies you to give advice on life
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What Games Do Your Kids Play?
I was sitting in my family room this evening watching my favorite television show (not that I watch much TV)
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Life’s Simplest Lessons
Recently I saw an image through the wizardry of social media and, after having read through it, thought about just
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Defining You
As happens all too often in my household, my son asked me a question that forced me to carefully think
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Seven Rules of Life
If you Google “rules for life” you get 863 MILLION returns (in under 2/3 of a second). There are whole
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What Age is “Old”?
I remember being a little kid… maybe six or seven years old, and my parents were “old” to me. Of
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A Lesson from Nature
A long time ago (in my lifetime) a Drill Sergeant told me that every day I woke up above dirt
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Are You a Warrior? BE a Warrior
From dictionary.com, the definition of “Warrior:” A person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier. A person who shows or has
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The Power of An Aware And Active Mind
How many times have you been out in public some place – it could be the mall, a city street,
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The Birthplace of Souls
As happens with most thoughts we consider to be deep or memorable – worthy of remembering – this one came
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A Fork in the Road
Fork: an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food
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Focus on the Inspirational
One of the greatest compliments I’ve ever been paid was when a longtime friend of mine posted on a social
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Holiday Blues? Find the Silver Lining
Every year around this time, as all law enforcement professionals know, suicides and suicide attempts seem to climb in number.
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A Letter To Me?
Country music star Brad Paisley wrote a song called, “A Letter To Me,” and the basic idea of the song
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Life’s Most Necessary Skill
Yes, I admit to “baiting” with the title. I was hoping it would make people wonder, “What might that be?”
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The Blessings of Age
Just recently I wrote an entry about “The True Value of Life & Wealth,” in which I discuss those things
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The True Value of Life & Wealth
Sure, we’d all like to be rich. If you’re familiar with the Avengers in Marvel Comics, then you know who
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Learning Is Life
I can’t begin to count or tell you how many times my children have heard me say: Learn something new
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The Next Chapter
Every now and then I get REALLY lucky and something happens in life to teach me a lesson. I imagine
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The Glass is Refillable
We’ve all heard the sayings and whether a pessimist or an optimist is denoted. “The glass is half full,” says
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