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It’s innate. We prioritize our survival, our rights, our wants, our egos, and our choice of restaurants for lunch on Sunday. If someone shares a problem, do you compare it with yours? If someone posts… Read More »ME Monster

TV, radio, and social media offer an abundance of self-appointed experts pointing fingers with accusations of misdeeds they’re simultaneously committing. It’s easy to see it in others, but we all do it. “She’s such a… Read More »Pride and Prejudice

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Things are Bad. Things are Good. MIKEHARPER JUN 30 READ IN APP It’s true for all of us. Nobody’s life is all good, or all bad. It’s a mix, and… Read More »Things are Bad, Things are Good

  Really? (Everybody thinks they’re a nice person.) Many dub “nice” as the premier attribute. The gold standard. Sure, it’s important. But nobody’s nice all the time. Ray Barone from the 90s sit-com “Everybody Loves… Read More »But I’m a Nice Person!

Popped in 7-11 for coffee. $1.96. I gave the lady two dollars. I’m about to tell her to “keep it.” In my hesitancy, she decided for me, “You’re good.” Huh? Momentarily dumbfounded. Wait. In another… Read More »Change the World

I don’t know what causes mood swings. Nobody wants them; few people admit to them. They’re usually “other people.”I was having one. It was a cutting comment a well-meaning listener made, a lack of sleep,… Read More »The mood is dark, but the future is bright.

“I had good intentions.” (Everyone claims good intentions.) “I’m sorry, but…” (No buts.) “I hardly ever talk about people, but…” (In this case, I’ll make an exception.) “I’ll be praying for you.” (As far as… Read More »The Biggest Little Lies (A Partial List of Self-Justifications)

Do you? How? It’s hard! I am a professional non-pray-er. I spend most of my time not praying. Oh, I pray. But it’s microscopic compared to the amount of time I don’t pray. So I… Read More »Who Prays?

I’m my own worst enemy. My nature is to focus on me. But it never ends well. If, with God’s help, I can shift my attention to the Lord, peace invariably comes.Example: Why would I… Read More »The Enemy

(And they’re getting bigger!)I got to see my grandkids sing and dance today.It’s bittersweet because I want to be in the center of their lives. But I know I can’t. They’re pre-teens, looking less like… Read More »Thankful for the Little Things