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[Podcast] But God Has Promised

These days I think we all need a little encouragement. On this podcast I mention how I start my mornings to add some positivity to my life and I mention a hymn that has helped me many times. The words for it are written below. God hath not promised skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways all […]

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[Podcast] Contentment

These days it’s cold and dreary here in Southern Ontario, Canada and I’m wishing I were somewhere else. It reminded me of something I read in a book called “Calm My Anxious Heart” by Linda Dillow It goes like this: Prefer to read the content? “It was spring but it was summer I wanted; the […]

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[Podcast] The Little Bird

Have you heard the story of the little bird before? Here are my thoughts on it and our reactions to the things that happen in our lives, especially now,  as we make choices about the ways we respond to our circumstances. Prefer to Read?  The podcast content continues below: A little bird was flying south […]

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[Podcast] Your Philosophy of Life

Often we hear things repeated, or we read about them online and we take it for granted that whatever it is must be true. But in this age of rampant false information, we need to take the extra time to check our facts. Prefer to Read the Rest of the Content? For instance, I found […]

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[Podcast] The Power of Our Thoughts

Have you ever considered how much the things we think about affect our lives, either positively or negatively? Prefer to read the rest of the content? Famed physician Ben Carson had an uncontrolled temper as a young man, to the point that he almost hit his mother. Ben did hit a boy in the hallway […]

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[Podcast] One Day At a Time

A few weeks ago I turned 71 and now find myself much more reflective than ever before. Where has the time gone? Did I waste it or use it wisely? Do I even remember how I spent all those years that are now behind me? Prefer to read the rest of the content? Sometimes there’s […]

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Caring For People

It seems these days I don’t have a lot of heart to write about online business things and am wondering if my learning my way around the Internet is more so that I can share important things – like taking care of people. The photo above was taken at a place called nightlight, where I […]

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[Podcast] Lessons From the Birds

Have you noticed how much we can learn from birds? In this episode of Purpose For Your Life, we can learn some lessons from ducks and geese and how they take care of one another. Then we look at eagles and some of the many times eagles are mentioned in the Bible and why. I […]

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