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Hurried

It seems like I’m always in a hurry. I’m not sure if it’s because I have a tremendous energy level and want to get as much life in as possible. Perhaps it’s due to my short attention span. Maybe it’s a combination of both.

Coach John Wooden famously told his players, “Be quick, but don’t hurry.” Being hurried can create unnecessary mistakes. Those are detrimental in life as well as basketball.

Let’s slow down, even just a little. You can be quick and get a lot accomplished. Leave the hurried behavior behind…

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Today’s Rant

As private citizens, our actions have consequences. Not so in Washington DC. Let’s take a look…

The scoundrels in DC are addicted to power. How many “crises” have they manufactured that only they, the wise politicians, could solve? Their welfare laws wreaked havoc among black families-no consequences. They endlessly fund Ukrainian defense but we still have 22 veterans taking their own lives every day-no consequences. We were supposed to run out of oil by 1992 they told us in 1979-BS. Now climate change is an “existential crisis.” BS. Teachers teach to the feckless STAAR test rather than teaching proficiency in subject material. What was wrong with Horace Manns method of teaching the head, heart and hands-the intellect, emotion and application?

It’s time to take a stand and hold our elected officials accountable. We the people have the power, not government.

Sorry for the rant!

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Forced

Acceptance is big to me. Accepting everyone for who they are allows people to know they are seen. Yet our radical culture of today demands we accept people who act like complete jerks. This doesn’t work for me.

Corporate America is increasingly trying to change the landscape and cow tow to political pressure. Anheuser-Busch alienated millions of beer drinkers when someone in their marketing department decided to make a transgender person their spokesperson. Transgenders represent 1% of the United States population. The company continues to pay dearly for this miscue. Anheuser-Busch clearly doesn’t know it’s market.

If you are a man and want to wear dresses, go for it. But stealing luggage from the airport is never acceptable like this guy did.

The point is, to the people trying to force agendas down our throats, I say stop it. Be yourself, and allow others to be themselves, too. You cannot make lasting change by forcing outcomes…

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Heartfelt

The heart connects us. We listen to those we care about in a deeper way. We listen with our hearts.

Trolls on the internet show the dark side of themselves. They don’t consider how their insults and judgements might harm someone else. They only care about making themselves feel “superior.” How do we deal with them? Here’s a counterintuitive way: pray for them. We cannot change the heart of mankind, but God can. Let Him.

Less is more, especially when we speak from our hearts. People remember how you made them feel…

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Obstacles

Life is going to present us with challenges. Some might be as simple as running late due to an accident on the freeway, while others might be life-altering. We are going to be tested.

How we handle life’s obstacles depends upon our attitude. If we have the mindset of going through the challenges no matter how hard, we build resilience and are eventually on the other side of it. Should we decide it’s too hard, we will cave. But it really is up to us.

And our biggest obstacle lies between our ears, not in the challenge itself…

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Successful People

Have you heard of people who are called an “overnight success?” Usually those are people in the entertainment business. But there is no success that happens overnight, regardless of the industry.

We see the outcomes, the great achievements. What we don’t see are the lonely times, the failures, the inner doubts and frustrations. Successful people continue trying when things aren’t going well. They simply refuse to accept defeat.

To be successful, you must find what you are meant to do and be willing to work when others aren’t…

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100 Years Ago

Life is hard, no doubt. But let’s assess how far we have come.

In the 1920’s the average U. S. worker made about $30 per month, coffee cost 15 cents a pound, and women washed their hair only once a month! Even more remarkable is the fact that 95% of children were born at home.

One hundred years from now life will still be challenging. People in the year 2123 will look back at our lives today and be amazed we made it!

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Opened Eyes

The United States is close to defaulting on their debt unless a deal to raise the debt ceiling is reached. Let’s open our eyes to a bigger threat: China.

We are so dependent upon China for most of our pharmaceuticals and supply-chain products which fuel our economy it’s sickening. Our “leaders” have learned nothing. We could make massive investments in developing countries to flip this to our favor. Yes it would take time and energy, but maintaining the status quo will cripple us in the future. China is building a naval base in Equatorial New Guinea. This is the first naval base on the Atlantic Ocean to be maintained by an enemy of ours. (The Atlantic is one of our borders). We must take the steps to decouple from China while bringing economic prosperity to other countries.

We won’t default. It’s just political theater we go through every few years. Both sides will claim victory and will vilify the other. Email your Congressmen and Senators demanding we solve our biggest problem, which is China…

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Accurate Thinking

We lie to ourselves all the time. We tell ourselves we aren’t good enough, or perhaps we believe we are better at something than we really are. Remove the lies and watch how life becomes a mindful experience.

Take a searching and transparent inventory of yourself. Ask yourself if there are areas you need improvement in. Are you self-disciplined, enthusiastic, in good physical condition and are you pleasant to be with? It begins with accurate thinking…

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