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Two Strangers at the End of their Rope

Two strangers meet in the middle of the night on a dark and lonely road, one young and the other old, both at the end of their rope. Their meeting lasts mere minutes yet changes destinies… That briefly describes my … Continue reading

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Choices and Pain

I believe that when people go through awful experiences–especially situations where other folks hurt us–we have a choice. We can choose to let what we went through become an excuse to close our heart in an attempt to protect ourselves … Continue reading

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It’s a Matter of on What We Choose To Focus

While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love. ~ Bo Bennett (Source: Smile at me) With Love, Russ

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Choices

Whenever I receive an email or other message with a link and a note that says something to the effect that opening it is a fun way to waste time, I immediately delete the message without opening the link. It … Continue reading

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Making Even Heavy Traffic Fun

This Cute Guy Singing With Total Strangers Stuck In Traffic Will Make Your Heart Melt I don’t know about the “Cute guy” comments–I’ll leave that to others to decide–but I enjoyed the video and believe that many of you will … Continue reading

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“Poor, Hungry, and Determined” Were His PHD

Have you ever had Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? This is the guy who invented them and his story is fascinating. His name is Richard Montanez and he was the janitor at a Frito-Lay plant in Southern California when he came up … Continue reading

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Choosing Which Ones to Surf

Sources: Surf: Forever Awezome Life: GoPetFriendly.com’s photo With Love, Russ

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A Magnificent Banquet

I believe that wanting to feel connected is a very real human need, but if by joining any group I am required to feel disconnected from any other part of humankind, the price of membership is too high. It would … Continue reading

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Hearing You, and More Reasons for Considering Changes

Thank you to those of you who provided feedback regarding possible big changes that I mentioned in my last post. Most of those comments indicate a preference that I leave everything all in one blog. I’ve listened. A new blog … Continue reading

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Big Changes Coming

I’ve become increasingly concerned that over time this blog has become a mish-mash of too many different tones and topics. Those who like my posts with quotos (a term I may have coined for photos with quotes) and other humorous … Continue reading

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