The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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From the Heart of a Grateful Man
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Heart Whispers
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Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Envy
I recently had a conversation with someone who was feeling bad about his financial situation. I’ll call him Trevor but that isn’t his real name. Like most of us he’d made financial mistakes and felt bad about them, especially when … Continue reading
Posted in Envy, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged "Seven Deadly Sins" "7 Deadly Sins", age, comparing, comparison, comparisons, condition, Envy, Friend, gloat, Life, party, pity, Pity Party", poor, poverty, regret, sadness, Shame, situation, understanding, Wealth, wisdom, wise, wisest
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Tears
This post is dedicated to all who are in pain, feeling alone, broken-hearted, and/or grieving–or have been. In other words this is dedicated to everyone. Part of being alive is experiencing pain. For many people, pain can lead to tears, … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Forgiveness, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Random Thoughts
Tagged beleive, belief, connected, connectedness, courage, desire, despair, embrace, embraced, embracing, empathy, enlighten, Feel, feeling, Feelings, forgive, Forgiveness, forgiving, Friend, friends, gift, gifts, Grief, grow, growth, heal, healing, Hope, hug, hugs, illuminate, joy, joyful, joyfulness, joyous, learned, lesson, Life, lighten, living, load, loneliness, lonely, loss, Love, loving, numb, numbness, pain, Shame, share, sharing, sign, source, step, steps, strangers, strength, stronger, tear, tears, wiser, world
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I Have Much to Learn From My Dog
A friend forwarded these and they seem right on to me. My dog Duke has been modeling these for me for six years and I still struggle to consistently do them. What can I say? I’m a slow learner. When … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Humor, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged care, Caring, coming home, compassion, Dog, Friend, friends, Friendship, fun, grass, greet, greeting, heat, home, hot, ill, illness, learner, Love, loyal, Loyalty, nuzzle, sun, tail, teach, warm, warmth, wisdom
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Add Extra To Ordinary
I was headed out the door to meet with a new investment Client when the headline for an ad in an open magazine caught my eye: “Add Extra To Ordinary” What an extraordinary tag line! (It was for Bertoli Olive … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts
Tagged Caring, compassion, evening, extra, Friend, friends, Friendship, help, Helping, kindness, Life, Love, night, ordinary, thoughtfulness, understanding
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Being a Friend
I rarely say aloud the words “as your friend”, but I think them often. And, I almost never say or think the phrase ”as my friend” about anyone or in any context. Being a friend to others is a promise … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Being a friend, Being there, Caring, Friend, Friendship, Grief, Helping others, Hope, Love, pain, Shame
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What Is Remembered
People may forget what you said and did, but they almost never forget how you made them feel.
Posted in Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts
Tagged Actions, Feel, Feelings, Forgiveness, Hope, Inspiration, Memories, Remember, Remorse, Shame
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