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Tag Archives: Work
What I Did When I Hated My Job
It is my hope that my posts on work and play inspire others to do what it takes to experience greater peace, lasting joy, and greater passion in their lives. When I felt unhappy with my job or work situation I … Continue reading
Posted in Following Your Passion, Joy & Happiness, Passion, play, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged joy, passion, play, Work
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Work and Play
I wanted to clarify my comments about work and play I made earlier as it appears I may have been unclear. For me, work is mostly play, and play is nearly all play. I define work as something I would need … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Joy & Happiness, play, Uncategorized, Wealth, Work
Tagged Happiness, investing, play, Wealth, Work
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What Works For Me
A reader recently wrote that said she struggled with the “work/live” balance and asked me to let her know if I ever solved it. Many face the same challenge. I have for most of my life. Here is my reply to … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Joy & Happiness, Life, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged balance, Life, live, Love, Work
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Home Maintenance
Our lawns need mowing A cobweb’s growing A gate is sagging Repairs are lagging Shelves are dusty A latch is rusty A faucet leaks Our hall floor creaks Laundry’s piled on the floor A broken knob is on a door … Continue reading
Posted in Family "Fun", Friendship, Humor, Joy & Happiness, Kindness, Loss, Marriage, Poetry I Wrote, Truth
Tagged ego, foundation, Friend, friends, Friendship, fun, home, home maintenance, honesty, humor, kindness, lies, Love, maintenance, poem, poetry, Relationships, Trust, truth, Work
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A Bright and Happy Place
Let your intentions be good – embodied in good thoughts, cheerful words, and unselfish deeds – and the world will be to you a bright and happy place in which to work and play and serve. – Grenville Kleiser Source: … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Attittude, Choices, Goodness, Quotes I Love
Tagged be good, bright, cheerful words, embodied, good thoughts, Grenville Kleiser, happy, intentions, istopforsuffering, place, play, serve, unselfish deeds, Work, world
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The Most Selfish Thing I’ve Ever Done
The Thanksgiving holiday period is now over. For some dear people in my life, they weren’t wonderful times. For many, the holidays are cold, dark, and lonely. One friend mentioned the challenge of trying to forgive someone who’d hurt them … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Forgiveness, Growth/Learning, Loneliness, Patience & Persistence
Tagged acknowledge, acknowledging, ackowledged, Actions, dear, focus, forgave, forgive, forgiving, holiday, holidays, hurt, loneliness, lonely, Love, loved, pain, selfish, selfishly, Thanksgiving, Work, worked
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Salt & Sugar: Humor & A Suggestion
An expectant mom let her 4-year-old place his hand on her belly and feel the baby kick. He asked, “How does the baby get out of there?” To keep it simple, she just said, “The doctor will help.” His eyes … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family "Fun", Humor
Tagged advice, babies, baby, marriage, mom, Mother, salt, son, sugar, Work, www.mikeysFunnies.com
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Nature’s Beauty: Each Grain of Sand is a Work of Art
I love discovering new places where nature surprises me with beauty. The latest is the masterpiece that is each grain of sand! Russ
Posted in Beauty, Nature, Observations
Tagged art, grain of sand, masterpiece, nature, nature's beauty, sand, Work, work of art
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 