Seven questions for the author

Live well coin shaped like Mickey Mouse
What does it take to be extraordinarily focused on wellness?

 

The harsh reality of being able to speak our mind is that we may be at opposite ends of the spectrum.

A few questions for the Huffington Post author:

  1. When you shop, where do you shop?
  2. At the places with the clothing that makes you look your best?
  3. When you are at the beach, do you look for the nicest shells?
  4. Do the sea shell shops sell broken shells?
  5. What type of car do you drive?
  6. Do you see your vehicle (you may not own a car, but if you did) as a status symbol?
  7. On the subway, do you seek to sit with the saddest looking souls?

It’s not about weight, it’s about people’s values.

A recommendation for how this could have been handled is at the…

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World class forgiveness is the only way to free ourselves

Flower Garden in Allentown, PA

 

(photo: 30 years ago, a wedding party took some wonderful photos here – revisited the place because it was only a jog away from Cedarbrook Nursing home)

Is it possible that when we are angry and unwilling to forgive someone could it really be possible that we are actually angry with ourselves?

If we are unwilling to forgive ourselves, we will never be able to forgive others.

We unknowingly channel our discontent with ourselves into our outward behaviors to others.

Wish it wasn’t true.

The only antidote is to accept this, admit it, spend serious time (possibly years) rethinking, reprioritizing, and then recommitting to forgiving ourselves.

World class forgiveness is the only way to free ourselves. For good.

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Happy Independence Day America!

Mark Twain Patriot quote
Happy Independence Day America!

 

Will say it again…

In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot. – Mark Twain

God Bless America!

And God Bless the midlife heretic who fights for freedom from the status quo. Once accomplished and defended, it is a freedom known as authenticity.

We cherish authenticity in others. We long for it ourselves.

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Invest in yourself

Billy Graham book
How does a person finish well if they have no idea where the finish line is?

 

Invest in yourself.

No one can make us believe anything we don’t want to believe.

We need to make sure we’ve figured out what we truly believe in.

Because if we don’t….

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