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Learning

Why Bother Learning From Our Discomfort?

 Discomfort Discomfort is discomforting. Whether our ache, pain, difficulty or tribulation is physically or emotionally felt, we want relief. In our discomfort we long for comfort. But, to find that consolation, we may have to unlearn what we’ve previously learned about discomfort.  My mother was the one who taught me how to deal with the…
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Faith

Why Bother Considering Our Anthem?

National Anthem The Star Spangled Banner became our country’s national anthem in 1931. It was written by Francis Scoot Key who penned the words after witnessing the bombardment of Fort M’Henry by the British during the war of 1812. A recurring stanza, “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave,” helps…
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Never Settle For A Ripple When You Can Make A Wave
Misc

Why Bother Being Taken by Surprise?

Surprise! “Then I heard someone say, “You could choose life.” Turning around, I didn’t see anyone. Then a brick wall appeared in front of me. It was tall, maybe twenty feet. A man looking much like Jesus Christ from the movie, Jesus Christ Superstar stood on the wall. He had long brown hair and wore…
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Faith

Why Bother Considering Our Choices?

Numerous Choices I cannot count the number of choices I’ve made in my lifetime. But, I’ve learned something from every choice I’ve ever made. Though not all predilections carry the same amount of weight or may have the same degree of importance, when we consider the choices we’ve made during lifetimes, we might discover how…
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