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Top 10 Best Ways to Build a Positive Attitude
1. Choose positive thinking friends. Lift each other up! 2. See problems as challenges. Successful people overcome! 3. Say “I can” more than “I can’t”. You can do it! 4. Expect good things to happen. Set yourself up for success! 5. Find the good in any situation. Look on the bright side of life! 6.…
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Soap Sally
My wife and I operate a photography business where we do a lot of work restoring, copying, duplicating, and repairing old photographs, which is usually brought to us by a member of the family. The important part of the photograph most every time is an image of a family predecessor. Parts of the image could…
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Smarty Cat
My daughter in law’s family and many of her close relatives live in Mexico. Her home was humble; dirt floor, not too many rooms but occupied by many family members. Their province was mostly savanna. The home was near a small stream. Fuel was obtained from the stunted tree and vegetation on their ranch. Animals…
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Worlds Greatest Popcorn Salesman
Many years ago, when my grandson was with his grandmother and me for several extended visits, became very close. We were in fact, “kindred spirits” and between the tow of us, we could do no wrong. This was especially true if his mother and grandmother did not know what we were up to. I think…
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Rules to Live By
Small rural communities are great places to live in. There are limitations, needless to say, but overall, there are many advantages. These towns enrich those who live in them because of the caliber of the people, who have interesting lives and experiences. There were the town’s folk who went away, came back, and told of…
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Hard Times at the Claypool Courts
Many years ago, the Claypool Courts Hotel, located on the Monument Circle, in Indianapolis, Indiana was one of the finest hotels in state. The coffee shop was very first-rate. In this story, the hotel was the central location of the events that follow. The weather was extremely cold, below zero and early in the morning…
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The Confidence-Success Loop
The “con” in con-man is short for confidence. Con-men are successful because they are confident. They “fake it until they make it” one might say. This same confidence can and is used by successful law-abiding citizens every day. What I am suggesting is that there is such a strong connection between success and confidence that…