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What Ifs

Do you ever find yourself falling into the “what if” trap? What if this happens, or what if that happens? This is called worry, and worries are neither helpful or necessary. The things people worry about rarely come true. Do not waste your energy on worry.

Turn the what ifs around. What if everything turns out okay? Things always seem to work out the way they are supposed to…

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Independence Day 2022

I have readers in over 100 countries. Today I ask you to allow me to celebrate the Birthday of The United States of America.

On April 19, 1775 the revolutionary war started. It lasted eight years. On July 4, 1776, the Founding Father delegates of the 13 Colonies declared our independence from the British Monarchy and the battle intensified. King George III was going to do whatever it took to put these belligerents in their place and make them succumb to his rule. He underestimated the strength of a group of people who are participating in something greater than themselves. We won our independence and have grown into the greatest “experiment” the world has ever seen. It is my hope that we continue to prosper and grow, and that we don’t destroy ourselves from the inside. Happy Birthday, America!!

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Pretenders

Did you ever play make believe games when you were a child? I certainly did. I would put a cape on and pretend I was Superman. One time I jumped off the roof of our house and pretended to fly. It didn’t end well…

Some people continue make believe into adulthood. They might act a little greater than they really are, trying to impress others.

Allowing other people to see the real you is freeing. It’s true that some people might not like you, but it doesn’t matter. You have to like you, and that requires being comfortable with who you are.

So accept yourself as you are while constantly trying to improve yourself. God created you and me, so we are good enough…

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The Right Choice

All of us have made decisions in our lives that haven’t served us well. Sometimes we make the same decisions repeatedly, knowing they are wrong. Forgive yourself if you have been guilty of this.

The choice of how to live our lives is ours and ours alone. We can make decisions that lead us to light and life, or we can pursue darkness. The desire to change begins with abandoning old ways, replacing them with new, better ways. But it’s up to us to decide…

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God’s Voice

God is still speaking to us. Sometimes He uses other people to get a message to us, while other times we might get His word from something we read. But He isn’t silent, even during the times we aren’t talking to Him.

There’s a lot of noise in the world. Talking heads, blow hard politicians and negative people can consume our energy if we let them. Spend some time in silence every day. Clarity comes when you eliminate the noise…

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