Category: Focused Simplicity
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Lighten Up
Emotions are high and humans are worried. Maybe we should lighten up a bit. Let’s try to remember what makes us laugh. Let’s do things to bring joy to ourselves. Let’s spend some time watching children’s shows. Better yet, if you know a toddler, spend some time playing make believe games with them. You be…
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Let’s Get Real
“The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.”~ Marcus Aurelius What we have here in this world of ours, in our families, in our communities is a failure to see what is real and what is a deception.…
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Today is About Family
If you are lucky enough to be with the family you love, enjoy them. If you are not with them, call them or do that new fangled Zoom thing. If you are estranged from your family, forgive them, or try too. (Forgiveness is hard.) If you are not on speaking terms with your family or…
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Work is Fun
I got my first real job with a paycheck when I was seventeen. Yes, in a fast food restaurant. I liked the fast part and the food part. That was about it. It did not take me long to realize that I didn’t want to work where it was hot and loud. I didn’t like…
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Stop Listening
Stop listening to voices who do not know you. Stop listening to conjecture. Stop listening to maybes and what if’s. Leave the hypothetical to the bottom feeders. Listen to the ones who know you better than anyone. Listen only to facts. You know what is right and just. You know truth. Listen to your heart.…
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Such a Time
We are living in unprecedented times. Yes it is scary with a new virus out there. Yes society seems to be off kilter a bit. Oh, but think of the positive. People can love who they want, wear what they want, be who they are, and achieve so much more than we imagined even just…
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Change
Life changes so fast. In a blink or a millisecond your entire world can shift under your feet. Humans can’t predict every change. We just have to learn to be flexible in our hearts, minds and life. Expect the unexpected.
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Dogs
Not everyone loves dogs. I don’t trust those people. Yes, I’m serious. Dogs are excellent judges of character in humans. They know good people and they can sense when something isn’t right. You can’t trust every human, but you can trust most dogs. Consider getting a good dog.
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Trust Few Love Everyone
Love endures, but trust is as fragile as a soap bubble on the wind. Love many. Trust few.
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Are you doing ok?
Let’s take this Monday to think about how we are really mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Listen to your inner most part. Don’t neglect what is important to your survival. Once you have taken care of you, then focus on the humans who are important to your life. You can’t help anyone if you lack…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 