Foundations – Part Nine – Renew

I once read about a women’s conference where the speaker asked the women, “How many of you love your husband?”  Every one raised their hands.  Then she asked, “When the last time was that they had told your husband that they loved him?”  Some responded, “this morning,” others – “last week,” and still others –…

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Forgiveness – It’s Not Easy

American poet Jimmy Santiago Baca once wrote, “Being human without forgiveness is like being a guitarist without fingers.”  Most of us think of forgiveness as optional – if I feel like it or if the other person has groveled enough to earn it.  But if Baca is correct, then forgiveness is anything but optional –…

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Forgive

“Violation” is not a word that we use frequently (unless we spend lots of time in traffic court for speeding), but it is one we feel often.  Someone ignores or disrespects us, they take something of ours that doesn’t belong to them, they disregard our feelings, and the list goes on and on.  When these…

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For Men

At first I intended to just use excerpts of this letter in my comments.  However, I fear my comments would pale in comparison to the power of the letter as it stands.  Ronald Reagan wrote this letter to his son on the eve of his wedding.  They are powerful words for all men. June 1971…

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Flirting

She came into my office loaded for bear.  The previous weekend she and her husband had gone to his company Christmas party.  While there, one of her husband’s co-workers began to talk with him.  She giggled as they recounted “inside” jokes and stories regarding customers.  In the course of the conversation, she even touched his…

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