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A Steadfast Tribute

In 1893 my maternal great-grandfather helped build the Lynn Grove Methodist that was rebuilt in 1948 by my grandfather in conjunction with other congregants.  Austin Cut Stone endows the exterior

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What is Dialectic Behavior Therapy?

Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the amped, bumped, pumped, jacked, e-ticket ride to mental health. It is a hot topic at social gatherings. Everybody is talking about it. Everybody is

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False Arguments

One or two of you may find what is written below interesting. Most of you would do well to skip this claptrap. On the first and third Monday of every

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Heart Calling

I have been taking online guitar lesson from Andy Crowley. This Brit dude is a fantastic instructor and in my view he offers the absolute best way to learn the

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Resolutions

Emptying an cobwebbed filing cabinet I found tucked away in a dusty folder a 4X6 index card with RESOLUTIONS 1965 in bold red pencil at the top of the card.

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The Annual Christmas Quiz

Every Christmas season I publish this quiz because some of the questions and answers still, after all these years, bring a chuckle or two. If memory serves no one has

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Think Then of Our God

November 1, 2018 I began learning to play the guitar. It was a Takamine-G Series steel string acoustic guitar abandoned from my dreams many years ago that I placed in

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Cultivating the Christmas Spirit

The appreciation and gratefulness engendered by the Christmas season releases our senses to experiences of joy.  This childlike openness to life’s joy is known as the Christmas spirit, receptivity to

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Contentment Habits

Intentional activity—mental and behavior changes to rise above our chromosomes and circumstances—can elevate our set point for joy.  This is good news: those that cultivate certain habits can learn to

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Are Lottery Winners Happier Than You or I?

Experimental psychologists investigating the possibility of happiness have uncovered the futility of pinning our hopes on any good fortune that comes our way. We tend to adjust our attitude when

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Do You Want Happiness or Joy?

Happiness Unhappiness Joy Red Lamborghini Totaled Corvette with a $15,000 unpaid note A walk in the park Corner office in Petronas Towers Windowless basement office Contentment in all things Night

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What Is Joy?

Pretend you paid cash for your favorite vehicle—a Mercedes perhaps, or a Lamborghini, a Ford-150 maybe. You included every accessory you ever imagined–leather seats, a 22-speaker sound system, outside sound suppressing

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