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Woke up this morning with a thought that we all no doubt go through at some point in our lives and unless someone is completely emotionless, it happens more than one time.

Whether we admit it or not, humans are an emotion driven species with everyone being at a different level of how deep their emotions affect their lives. Each individual life has different areas that seem to be the major focus of their lives at a certain...

I had a small conversation with a very good friend the other day on "gut instinct" and "intuition." In my opinion, everyone has a gut instinct, they may be at different levels, but everyone has it. Most people don't listen to it though and either walk right into danger when they know they shouldn't or they don't take that step that their gut is telling them too and they miss out on one of the best opportunities for happiness in their life.

Here are just a few...

This is a very tough life lesson to learn and something that most people struggle with their entire lives. When this concept is mastered, the life that you live and be wonderful. (Personally, I am NOT there yet)

What am I talking about?

I am talking about trying to understand everything. If you anything like me, you over analyze situations. By over analyzing situations or trying to always figure it out, a person can literally drive themselves crazy.

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"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us" -Alexander Graham Bell

Open your eyes. All around you are opportunities and "doors opening" that could be exactly what you are needing at this point in your life. Just as the quote says, you...

I think after just saying the word "PATIENCE" I could stop and we all would throw up our hands. Fact is, this is something that each of us deal with every day and it is tough. (for me anyway) For me, patience is one of the hardest "life lessons" I will ever face.

Everything requires patience. Think about it. A job requires patience from multiple perspectives. We have to have patience with our bosses, with our coworkers, with the machinery and processes (depending...