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Everyday Spirituality

Posted on by Michael Rose
Once upon a time, there were two carpenters; framers to be precise.  Each day they would arrive at the building site to pound nails and erect walls.   The first, a glum man, was asked what he was doing.  “I hammer nails,” he replied, looking sour.  “Every day, hammer nails and more nails.  Day in,…
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The Humility Substitute

Posted on by Michael Rose
We sat across the table from each other, sipping our coffee. He wasted no time. “Mike, the first time we met I would have told you I had perfect doctrine. I wouldn’t have said it that way, but the truth is I thought my doctrine was perfect. For the past 47 years, I have been…
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Healing through Love

Posted on by Michael Rose
“Hurt people, hurt people.”  Have you ever heard this saying? We all can recall a time when we have been on the receiving end of a hurting person, and truth be told, there are probably a few occasions where we have been the person doing the hurting.  When we don’t deal with our hurt and…
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Positively Mindful

Posted on by Michael Rose
Has this ever happened to you? You’re in the midst of a day full of positive experiences and then that one thoughtless, hurtful comment.  You know, the one that ruins the entire day and badgers you for the rest of the day. It sticks like Velcro! Why is it that just one stupid thing can…
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Keep your Goals to Yourself?

Posted on by Michael Rose
Conventional wisdom tells us it is a good idea to share our goals with others for the purpose of vocalizing them and soliciting help with accountability to help keep us on track. But Derek Sivers suggests this may, in fact, be counter productive to realizing your goals.     Sivers argues based on the work of social…
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Christ Climbed Down

Posted on by Michael Rose
Christ Climbed Down Christ climbed down from His bare Tree this year and ran away to where there were no rootless Christmas trees hung with candycanes and breakable stars Christ climbed down from His bare Tree this Year and ran away to where there were no gilded Christmas trees and no tinsel Christmas trees and…
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