Category: Judgement
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Standing In The Midst Of
As I waltzed into the UPS Store, there was a certain glee to my step and a grin to my face as after many months of long eBay toiling, it had finally sold. The “it” here is a certain fine china set gifted to me by a very generous friend as a house warming present. …
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Positively Charged
While public speaking continues to remain the #1 fear in America, I am one of those strange people that actually enjoys it. When an opportunity presents itself to do some kind of public speaking, I get excited rather than anxious. In fact, I enjoy public speaking so much, I take time off of work so…
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The Gift
The previous week was definitely a Smashing Pumpkins kind of week. As one of my favorite bands of all time, The Smashing Pumpkins are one of those artists that I can listen to over and over and over again and not get tired of them. Their first 3 albums; Gish, Siamese Dream, and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, are in my…
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Cleaning Up Misunderstandings About Dirtiness
“I heard you did stand up comedy.” Steve started, as he finished shaking my hand in the church lobby. “Yeah I did” I replied. “It was a blast”. The man with whom I was speaking, Steve Daugherty, is the teaching pastor at my church – but not just that – he is also one of…
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A Matter of Perspective
For many, the battle lines have been drawn. The political beliefs that are deemed “right” or “good” seem very clear and anything that doesn’t agree with them needs to be opposed. Many social media sites are no longer friendly places to stay involved in the lives of friends and family, but rather, have become battlegrounds.…
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Where is the Power?
It had been one of those days at work. Constant interruptions from coworkers with things they needed my input on. Interruptions from customers calling in with random requests. Tasks that should have taken a few minutes took several hours because the software kept crashing. Swarms of emails filled my inbox with various additional requests.…