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Love, Trust and Be Happy
By
timvelner
I often wake up tired and crabby, and in the morning don’t want to talk or interact with the family. My wife, however, is a morning person and everyday says to our kids before they leave for school: Love, Trust and Be Happy. She recently explained: Love – The process of giving and receiving. It’s…
Thank You to the Non-Golden Eggs
By
timvelner
For Easter our kids engaged in an egg hunt with 4,000 eggs. The cherished prizes for the hunt were a handful of golden eggs. One of our kids found a golden egg. The other two did not. As some of the kids were crying, I overhead one of the parents say she wished they all…
Selfishness For Sustained Happiness
By
timvelner
My wife and I attend a large fundraiser every year. The host has done remarkably well in business. He, however, now focuses his time and energy on providing aid to children in impoverished nations. At one of the events he said: “I can tell you this. It’s really selfishness on my part. Having all the…
It’s About Me Not Him
By
timvelner
I recently was walking down the street and a feeble-looking man was asking for money. At first I walked by. I couldn’t get him off my mind, however, so I turned around and handed him a ten dollar bill. A few minutes later, a well-put-together man walked up to me and said: “You know you…
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