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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals. — Melody Beattie As we approach 2017 we look back upon the year with amazement. … Continue reading

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Values: The Concept Part 2

Life’s up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want. — Marsha Sinetar Previously on GPMCC – Values: We of the human … Continue reading

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Values: The Concept Part 1

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block … Continue reading

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The Three Keys

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley We often think of faith and belief in religious terms, which in many cases it is. As a … Continue reading

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Why the Tea Party Will Never Die

Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. — George Orwell As we approach this political season, the midterm elections, I find that I am inundated … Continue reading

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Being Special

Today, there are three kinds of people: the have’s, the have-not’s, and the have-not-paid-for-what-they-have’s. — Earl Wilson  Do you know how special you are? Some of you do, some of you don’t, and some of you don’t even have a … Continue reading

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A Thanksgiving Wish

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. –Thomas Jefferson What does Thanksgiving mean to you? Is it just a reason to have turkey? You … Continue reading

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Visualizing Life

We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other peoples’ models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open. — Shakti Gawain Only lately have … Continue reading

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Being Rich

When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. — Oscar Wilde  There is a concept in today’s America, even the world, that being … Continue reading

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At the Mercy of…

Do for yourself or do without – Gaylord Perry Do you feel like you are being manipulated, controlled, and told what to believe and what not to believe? Join the club. So, what is the truth? What is the lie? … Continue reading

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