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Virtues and Service
Anyone remember Aristotle’s 12 Virtues?1 #1 Courage, #2 Temperance? Surely you remember #7 - “Patience is a Virtue,” which I think we could use a little more of these days. Combine it with #5 Magnanimity, or...
Read MoreAccidents and Planning
2020! The year I turned the big 5-0, and jokingly commented, “The world is going to end.” …. All before I knew what was coming. Well, we all know what happened next...Now, it’s 2021, and we made it, thankfully....
Read MoreThe Coffee Resolution
I want to Start a "not so new" idea for a New Year’s resolution. If you’re a Facebook user, how many times have you seen the post, "At the Coffee Shop for double latte....much needed!" What if instead, you posted, "I saved...
Read MoreWhat's In Your Piggy Bank?
Time changes everything, and looking back on this year, I hope we all found some positive ways to change. I know I did. One in particular… the clean slate, the chance to start over, because of the events surrounding us. I am...
Read MoreSafety and Trust
Recently I realized we were almost into the holiday season and Thanksgiving was only a few weeks away. And as I reflected on that, I thought how grateful I was for all of those who have placed their trust in me, especially during these...
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Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
So, the world ended a few months back, and so did my desire to stay fit. I was informed by my “MD” about a year ago that I should just burn more calories than what I take in. He said THAT would keep me in check with my...
Read MoreHaircuts and Risk
Risk is relative. If you think about it, everything we do has some risk to it. It may be so small it’s negligible, or it may be life threatening, but it’s there. The question you ask yourself is, is the risk worth the...
Read MoreTake...Action
I often wonder how others are spending their extra time these days. I mean you can only binge watch for so long. At some point there’s really nothing left to watch. And we can’t really look forward to the next season,...
Read MoreCovid Day 1
Here we are Day 1. Working from home, and my mind wandered to the effects this may be having in our community. I watched Jimmy Fallon last night and his kids were climbing all over him with extra energy and well, I could more than...
Read MoreAn Extraordinary Trip to HEB
So, I’ll admit it. I’m a creature of habit. Aren’t we all? But recently, thanks to the pandemic, I’ve been forced to change my shopping habits. I think of HEB as my first real job. I pride myself to this day for...
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