Category: Trust
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Book Fact: Her Wrist Was so Tired
Tolstoy’s handwriting was notoriously difficult to read, making his manuscript a tangled mess of drafts. Sofia Tolstaya undertook the laborious task of rewriting the manuscript by hand, turning his chaotic scribbles into a readable text.. She completed the full, seven-time-hand-copied manuscript before Tolstoy considered it ready for publication. This demanding work often took place late…
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Dedicated Time
Describe one habit that brings you joy. At the risk of sounding smitten, my husband and I devote the first hour of the day to each other. We sometimes talk about what the day holds. Sometimes we don’t talk at all. We made this commitment on day one when we decided to cohabitate. Nothing barring…
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Easter
Easter. Jesus lives. He went to the darkest of places for three days. He returned to his disciples. He said to them, “Why are you startled? Why are doubts arising in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet. It’s really me! Touch me and see, for a ghost doesn’t have flesh and bones…
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Time
The greatest gift anyone has ever given me was their time. Time is priceless. There is never enough time in our day-to-day lives. It is gold when a person gives me even a moment to speak with me. Furthermore, if someone gives me hours of their life to read one of my stories, that is…
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It’s a Fact
Do you see yourself as a leader? I am a leader. Not because of my career, though I have for years been in leadership positions. I’m a leader because a choose to mentor humans. Now just because someone thinks of themselves as a leader doesn’t mean they are a leader. You would have to ask…
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Why Blog?
Why do you blog? Our site is called The O’Garas, I do 99.9% of the blogging. My other half is deep into writing the second book of our fantasy series. He has never been a blogger. It’s just not his thing. However, we both enjoy the sharing of ideas and truth. We like the open…
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I’m a Non Morning-Morning Person
What’s your favorite time of day? I am a big fan of sleep. I don’t like waking up but I covet mornings. When my husband and I got married we decided to set aside the first hour of the day for each other. We don’t pick up our phones. Our children don’t knock on the…
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Depends on the Goal
How do you plan your goals? I have always been a fly by the seat of my pants sort of human in my personal life. I spend a lot of time in my day job and career working toward goals and targets, so in my home life I prefer spontaneity. My life is very much…
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My Favorite Thing About Me
What’s your favorite thing about yourself? My favorite thing about me is my decisiveness. It has taken work for me to become a decisive person. In the past it would take me a long time to make a decision. Often I would get overwhelmed and just let someone else decide. I used to hem and…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 