Tag: positivity
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The Emotional Gas Gauge
“Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.” Proverbs 12:25 (NIV) The blogsmith Jeffrey H. King recently wrote about the need for doing random acts of kindness in his post, Quote for 12/13/2020. However, at least for him, it sounds more “plan”dom—as he watches for opportunities to say kind words to…
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Sparkle!
“Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” Dr. Seuss One of my colleagues has this sign hanging just outside her classroom door: Frankly, every time I walk past and read it I have conflicting thoughts. Thought #1: “Right on!” Thought #2: “That’s easier…
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What Happened to Hope?
I rolled up early one morning last week to one of my favorite running routes on the U.S. Army post where I work. It’s a fairly straight, flat road lined with mature shade trees next to a huge field. Just on the other side of the trees there’s a little creek. This particular morning, a…
