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Heavenly Reward and Our Greater Capacities for Happiness
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We often speak of a heavenly reward. It’s usually said in relation to the phrase “you can’t take it with you.” The “it” in this case is all the stuff we acquire in life. Our homes, cars, clothes, gadgets, toys… even our money. This stuff is stuff we gather, collect, and hoard. Some of…
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Why We Must Strive for a Healthy Perspective of Shame
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I don’t know how it goes in other countries, but the U.S. culture certainly has an interesting relationship with the concept of shame. On the one hand, it seems that nobody has any shame. In addition, people are constantly thrusting themselves into attention seeking spotlights through antics and displays. It’s only amped up through…
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Moodiness and Bad Moods… and Why They’re Stupid!
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Bad moods are inevitable. Some of us find our way into them more often than others, but it happens to us all. It may be caused by how we are feeling, events that happen, as a response to stress, or just because. Heck, I have been so moody, it seems like I am sometimes…
