Tag: positivity
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Happy, the Laughing Rooster | Short Story
It wasn’t a stressful life, being a chicken at the Johnson’s farm. Mrs. Johnson only kept them for their eggs and never took one for the family table. In fact, her “girls,” as she called them, all had names. There was Penny and Jenny, and many others. But everything changed, one ominous night when a…
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Is the Sky Really Falling?
In the early 1990’s, social psychologist Roy Baumeister began exploring the negativity bias–the widely accepted belief that bad has a stronger impact on people than good. His team conducted extensive research, hoping to find situations where a single positive circumstance was actually stronger than a negative one. They couldn’t find any. In fact, Baumeister and…
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Life’s Not Fair. So Now What?
Disheartening axioms that include no remedy are annoying.😫 Life’s not fair. So what should we do? None of these are healthy choices. Here’s an idea: since life’s not fair, make it fairer. Now, that’s a possible remedy! Yes, it’s a tall order, but wonderfully anticipatory. It reminds me of my favorite quote by Martin Luther…
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Life Parade
I live in a small farming town in Southwest Oklahoma. There are 800 souls, one convenience store and a corner cafe. We have a few other businesses, including a new Dollar General (woo-hoo!), but you get the picture. One of the biggest events in our town is the annual Christmas parade. There are custom made…
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God Chose You
“You did not choose me, but I chose you.” Jesus – John 15:16a You know the kid on every playground who’s always chosen last? That was me. I could run fast, but my hand-to-eye coordination stunk. That meant being a sought after team mate for a game of pick-up basketball was out of the question.…
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Pendulum
begin again
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