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WHAT HAPPENS “IN BETWEEN” HELLO AND GOODBYE IS IMPORTANT

Chuck Lee

The older I get, the harder it is to say goodbye to the people I love. Yet I try to be realistic. Time may last forever but LIfe does not. All we have to work with and enjoy is “in between” HELLO and GOODBYE. It’s what we do with the “in between” that counts and where our focus should be. It’s the “in between” that makes us feel fortunate to have had the OPPORTUNITY to LOVE someone who is hard to say GOODBYE to. Though the distance  “in between” may be close or far away, OPPORTUNITY allows us to DO … Continue reading WHAT HAPPENS “IN BETWEEN” HELLO AND GOODBYE IS IMPORTANT

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O’ THE THINGS THAT WE CARRY

Chuck Lee

O’ the things that we carry. When we’re young we often carry childhood fears. As we mature, we carry hopes and dreams. As we get older we often carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. Too often we carry guilt and regret. When we face trials and struggles, we know we must carry on. When we see beauty we carry the images in our mind. And the people we love dearly we carry in our hearts… forever. O’ the things that we carry. Continue reading O’ THE THINGS THAT WE CARRY

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THREE WORDS ARE THE SECRET TO A FULFILLED LIFE

Chuck Lee

There’s an old world legend that says, ”THREE WORDS are the SECRET to a FUILFILLED LIFE.” If you can MASTER these THREE WORDS, you will achieve HAPPINESS and ABUNDANT LIVING. You will open the door to a SELF-ACTUALIZED LIFE. The KEY is MASTERY. Nothing less than applying well-developed skills to these THREE WORDS will do. The THREE WORDS in the order they are to be mastered are: VISION BELIEF EFFORT All great accomplishements, all hopes, aspirations, and dreams, all fulfilled, contented lives start with a VISION of what is possible, what can be, a clear picture of what you want … Continue reading THREE WORDS ARE THE SECRET TO A FULFILLED LIFE

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TO CONTRIBUTE OR NOT CONTRIBUTE TO LIFE?

Chuck Lee

I know I’m not REQUIRED to contribute, but as I meander down the winding path of LIFE, I can’t help but wonder if I have made a CONTRIBUTION. LIFE has given me so much. Have I given anything back? It has been said that “we make a life by what we give.” I can’t help but wonder what kind of LIFE I have made. What have I GIVEN? It’s also been said that ”the quality of your life is determined by the quality of your CONTRIBUTION.” I wonder what the quality of my life is. Still another has said that … Continue reading TO CONTRIBUTE OR NOT CONTRIBUTE TO LIFE?

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FREEDOM IS ONE SECRET TO HAPPINESS

Chuck Lee

We have so many FREEDOMS. It’s staggering. ONE of the secrets to HAPPINESS is the FREEDOM to CHOOSE. We can CHOOSE what we say, how we say it,, when we say it, and to whom we say it. We have the FREEDOM to set HEALTHY BOUNDARIES and CHOOSE to say YES or CHOOSE to say NO and CHOOSE to STAND UP for our RIGHTS. We can CHOOSE what we will ACCEPT and what we will NOT ACCEPT. The only thing that LIMITS our FREEDOM and, thus, our HAPPINESS is our failure to EXERCISE our CHOICES.     Continue reading FREEDOM IS ONE SECRET TO HAPPINESS

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ROW YOUR BOAT TO REACH YOUR GOAL

Chuck Lee

Striving to reach a goal is like being alone in a boat at sea Your eyes are focused on the shore but it seems so far away And rowing can get difficult. Sometimes the waves are high and powerful Sometimes the winds are strong and forceful It takes Will Power to keep rowing. It takes Determination to keep going. It takes a Strong Sense of Purpose to not give up. And when you feel like you don’t have the strength to keep rowing, start rowing with your Heart. With Determination and a Lot of Heart you will reach your GOAL. Continue reading ROW YOUR BOAT TO REACH YOUR GOAL

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WHAT ROSEMARY GAVE TO ME TO BRIGHTEN MY DAY

Chuck Lee

SOME DAYS BRING HEAVINESS. And it’s easy to let my attitude whirl out of whack and turn negative. But……oh….. What an early morning walk in the garden will do to brighten my day. Rosemary is there to greet me. I touch her gently and she responds with a gift of sweet aroma so fresh and fragrant that I can’t help but be grateful for such a blessing… for such a friend in the garden. Rosemary reminds me of how blessed I am…. and my attitude changes. I breathe in the frangrance, pause and reflect, and say to myself… May I … Continue reading WHAT ROSEMARY GAVE TO ME TO BRIGHTEN MY DAY

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THERE’S POWER IN THE PAUSE

Chuck Lee

HURRICANE. DEVASTATION EVERYTHING GONE. What do we do when tough times hit? Nature and man can take everything away from us…. Everything…….EXCEPT…… OUR FREEDOM TO CHOOSE HOW WE WILL RESPOND. How we CHOOSE to respond to an event or circumstance in our lives CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM US unless we ALLOW it. Between the EVENT and our RESPONSE IS A PAUSE It is in THAT PAUSE that we have the POWER TO CHOOSE OUR RESPONSE. And it is in our RESPONSE that we EXERCISE OUR FREEDOM TO CHOOSE,,,,,, AND GROW AS A PERSON. Continue reading THERE’S POWER IN THE PAUSE