Archive for June 2021
HAD I ONLY KNOWN
Have you ever been in a situation where you were simply in awe of what you were witnessing? Maybe it was something you never imagined you would experience and as you did the thought came to you: Wow! had I only known this, I would have…. You may not believe the following words from the…
Read MoreTHE ONLY ONE YOU NEED
For most real estate brokers, keys are the bane of their existence. They certainly were until the industry came up with what they call Multi-lock boxes. Knowing this, and to make their unsold inventory more readily available to Brokers, many Builders had Master Keys made for their houses and would give them to Brokers who…
Read MoreSUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS! REALLY?
Yes, success does seem to breed more success. But in much the same way, failure also tends to breed failure. These are not cause-and-effect principles that originated with the Adam Smiths of the world. These are physical and spiritual laws which were established and put in place at Creation. Life is complex and that is…
Read MoreTHE ULTIMATE RISK
Life presents all kinds of risks. We decide some are worth taking, some are not. You pay your taxes because you are not prepared to take the risk of not doing so. You get up and go to work to earn the money to support your family, (pay your mortgage and all your other bills…
Read MoreTHE BEST LIFE EVER
As you will note later in this piece, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates is credited by his student Plato with the following observation: The unexamined life is a life that is not worth living. If you or I wish to live lives that we were created to live, we have no choice but to examine…
Read MoreIS THIS ALL THERE IS?
LIFE! Are you one of the millions of people who are desperately trying to figure it out? Have you ever asked: why did that happen? Or, “why does (this or that) NOT happen? Or maybe in a quiet moment, are you being harassed by a little voice that is saying something is missing or is…
Read MoreEVEN IF YOU KNEW
Recall something you always wanted to know. Now, recall finally knowing it. Were you totally satisfied knowing it or did it cause you to want to know even more about it or something to which it is related. Whatever it is that you would like to know that you do not now know, even if…
Read MoreHOW FOOLISH WE CAN BE
Isn’t it amazing what we are willing to believe and at the same time what we are UNwilling to believe? We will risk sitting down in a restaurant and eating a meal that has been prepared by a complete stranger. We will walk into a clinic and risk allowing a complete stranger to give us…
Read MoreHEY, I’M GOOD
A very good friend of mine recently had to have surgery. I took him to the hospital. It was one of those quick in & out same day surgical procedures but they still had to put him to sleep. After the surgery they woke him up and took him to the recovery room. Shortly thereafter,…
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