Category Archives: Relationships

See Unto Others as You Would Have Them See Unto You

Posted on September 12, 2022 by admin Jim

See Into Others as You Would Have Them See Into You Let’s see a show of hands. Raise your hand if you are a perfect human being who has made no mistakes and made no poor decisions. Hmmm… the room … Continue reading →

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The Goodness of God

Posted on June 26, 2022 by admin Jim

 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness (goodness) is intended to lead you to repentance? Romans 2:4 Although it is undeniable that Jesus and the later New Testament … Continue reading →

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Monkeys and Nuts

Posted on December 3, 2021 by admin Jim

“The Destiny of Man is to unite, not to divide. If you keep on dividing you end up as a collection of monkeys throwing nuts at each other out of separate trees.”― T.H. White, The Once and Future King The … Continue reading →

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Random Acts of Kindness? Nonsense!

Posted on September 23, 2021 by admin Jim

“Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” – Harold S. Kushner Kindness is certainly one of the virtues that we see disappearing in our culture. … Continue reading →

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Our Deepest Emotional Hunger

Posted on September 10, 2021 by admin Jim

Delight – noun: a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see. verb (used with object)to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment … Continue reading →

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the Critical Distinction

Posted on February 7, 2018 by admin Jim

I have worked hard to try to develop the ability to make a sharp distinction between people and their views. We all are humans and as such deserve to be treated with a minimum level of respect on that basis. … Continue reading →

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Ah, the Ever Valuable Ego

Posted on December 18, 2017 by admin Jim

Nugget of Wisdom In  my mediation practice, it is very common for one person to make a negative comment about the other, and the second person responds by hurling something negative back about the first person’s character. Defend yourself by … Continue reading →

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Tyranny

Posted on December 1, 2017 by admin Jim

Nugget of Wisdom When I was a much younger man, I read a book called, Tyranny of the Urgent,” by Charles Hummel. It is is an oldie but goodie. It says, in a nutshell, that many of our lives in … Continue reading →

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Finding a Good Man

Posted on November 27, 2017 by admin Jim

Finding a Good Man Part I In response to a query on Facebook from Anji about finding a good man who doesn’t lie and cheat: Anji, first off, we live in a time and in a place where, indeed, it … Continue reading →

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