Here we go. The Christmas, I mean “Holiday” Shopping Season is about to start. Actually, it seems to have started sometime in October, with pre-black Friday sales at Lowe’s and Walmart, tree decorations in Sears before Halloween, and ads stuffing my newspaper and mailbox. Traditionally, retail stores have started the big push the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday for most stores meant an early opening at 7 a.m. or even 5 a.m. for die hards. But all norms are off... Read more
These days, the workplace for many has a certain sense of gloom. The economy hasn’t treated most of us well. Cutbacks, reductions and less benefits are the norm. Image by Ben Fredericson. Used with permission. Sourced via Flickr. Many of my friends have gone from the rolls of short-term unemployed to long-term. Others are underemployed, finding work as temps or part time workers, benefits trimmed or stripped outright. And for those that are still working, they have to do way... Read more
In this traditional week of thanks, it’s not always easy for everyone to find gratitude. In fact, for some, there is a tendency for us to focus on the things we’ve lost. For me, there is a nagging voice that tries to tell me to surround myself with the cloak of pity, to cower and hide in the dark. I ‘ve lost a life-long love to the world. I love lost both of my parents to death. I’ve lost friends to their own... Read more
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Most of us spend our lives just trying to figure out where we belong. And we waste too much time of that time pursuing something or someone that we’re not. Because a father was a good businessman, a friend of mine started a business – and failed. I know others who have gone into medicine or law or the arts, because they’ve been expected to and been miserable. Chris Patton blogs at Christian Faith at Work and he recently talked about the boy... Read more
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Sunday, March 21 530 There is a difference between working for a living and living to work What is the fruit of your labor Home Car Prestige-power-possession > Adam/Eve/Jesus Break the cycle. Satan is coming after you, but you have the playbook WWII Nazis had prisoners move rocks – back and forth Siscero – move rock to top of mountain, only to let it roll down Wise as serpents, innocent as doves Made to work Frustration with work... Read more
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Last year’s honorees were 104-year-old Emilio Navarro of Ponce Puerto Rico and 101-year-old Sally Gordon of Lincoln, Neb. The last surviving member of the Negro American League, Mr. Navarro is considered the world’s oldest former baseball player, softball player and coach. Known by the nickname Millito, he has been inducted in the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame and the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame. He currently works as the comptroller for a company that he founded after his... Read more
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