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Fear Not

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Fear Not

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” —Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sometimes, I think we should update President Roosevelt’s quote to say, “The only thing we have to fear is our messed up minds!” For example… A few days ago, I was lost in a daydream. Has this every happened to you? You’re […]

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I Have a Lot on My Mind

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I Have a Lot on My Mind

My mind functions like a pile of garbage during a windstorm. One thought after another gets dumped onto the pile until there is a mountain of unnecessary, discarded trash. Then, a gust of wind comes along and the thoughts are stirred up into a whirlwind as I chase each one all over the heap. This […]

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Thinking Takes Us Places

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Thinking Takes Us Places

When I mow the yard, I think. And I think. And I think.  Between the repetitive movement across the grass and the loud noise from the mower, there is not much else to do. It’s not like I can call up a neighbor and engage in a pleasant conversation about how his grass is growing.  […]

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Doing vs. Thinking

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Doing vs. Thinking

When I was in high school, I was a pretty good tennis player. Beginning in tenth grade and through my senior year, I was the best player in my school. But let me put that in perspective. Since I lived in a rural area of Appalachia, there were not a lot of tennis players in […]

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