In our hectic modern world,it seems like there is little time for manners or courtesy. In the olden days,you always acknowledged someone who took the time to greet you with a polite “good morning” or “how are you?” Nowadays,you are surprised if someone you don’t know greets you. [...]
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Issue 50.11 Issue 49.11 Take a moment to think back on someone in your family that exhibits the virtue of patience. How do they do that? Perhaps it ‘s related to whether they are an optimist or a pessimist. Being a parent or grandparent certainly gives you lots of opportunities to develop patience by not [...] Issue 48.11 Are some people just born pessimists while others are optimists? I don’t know,but I think we can all find ourselves on either side of the coin depending on our outlook and attitude toward our self and the world. Listen closely and to hear what your inner voices are saying to [...] Issue 47.11 Holidays like Christmas can bring out the greed as you contemplate what you’d want for presents this year. If instead your focus is on helping those less fortunate than yourself:i.e. the homeless,unemployed or sufferers from medical illnesses,perhaps we’d discover the principle of gratitude. Raised in a consumer society,the [...] Issue 46.11 You are not truly free,if you are in debt. Some loans may be necessary for home,car or education,but with the use of credit cards it’s easy nowadays to spend more than you earn or need. What relationship does debt have with honesty? In the days before credit cards,[...] Issue 45.11 How truthful are commercials? If you “ask your doctor to prescribe this pill,it will help you with…” Fill in the blank. Next comes a list all the side effects to protect the pharmaceutical company from lawsuits that could follow if you take this miracle pill. I don’t think I’d want [...] Issue 44.11 Also related to honesty are the values of diligence and duty or having a good work ethic-giving your best effort at your job. It was probably easier in the days of small business owners because how you ran your business reflected on the satisfaction of your customers and the success financially [...] Issue 43.11 My grandpa Harold Vernon was a man of his word. If he told a neighbor or associate that he would do something,you could count on it. He valued his reputation and took pride in being totally honest in all his dealings. Compare that to today news headlines as employees embezzle [...] Issue 42.11 When others read your life story or histories of your deceased family members,it’s easy to see what values were important to them by their daily actions and lifestyle. As I’ve reflected back on my grandparents’ accomplishments while trying to write a history to correctly portray them,it’s helped me to [...] Issue 41.11 So let’s say you are still not convinced you want to write your life story. It’s okay to just talk about your life. That’s the way that many societies pass down their values and traditions-orally. It may seem easier to ignore the fact that your life story hasn’t been written and [...] |    | |||||
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