Peace Is An Inside Job

Some people will consistently choose to live in chaos.  If they cannot find chaos, they will create it.  We choose how much power we will give such people.  Others will choose to find the calm in the middle of the storm.  We can join them there if we choose.  At times, life will bring chaotic [...]

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Available Options

          Yesterday I spent time with a man who has lived on the streets for the better part of the last seven years.  I will call him Jimmy.  He does not like living on the streets.  Jimmy wants to get off the streets and into a home.  He does not function well [...]

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Integrity

          Integrity–the result of claiming full ownership over your decisions and their consequences.  No excuses.  No blaming.  No side-stepping.           We have all made many mistakes, but we are not defined by our mistakes.  We are defined by our willingness to take responsibility for our mistakes, learn from them, and [...]

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