I just got back home after being away for a few days.  On the way home I had to drive up I-95 in the Northeast.  If you know anything about this road you will know that parts of it are like driving in a Nascar race but without the rules or the sportsmanship.

While driving I noticed a car with a bumper sticker that said “Choose Civility”. 

My first reaction was one of wonder: have things gotten to the point where we need bumper stickers on our cars to remind us that we should be civil to one another?

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I am sure we have all been in a position where we have been working hard to accomplish something; you invest hours and hours into reaching a goal, finishing a project, studying for an exam… only to find that as you are nearing the finish line you start to question yourself.

You start to wonder: am I good enough, smart enough, will people listen to or like me…

Self-doubt creeps into the back of your mind and you start to question yourself.  You start to lose confidence in your ability to carry through to your goal.

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I can’t think of too many people who would say that life is a piece of cake. 

Even those who seem to have it all, who are happy, and who are spiritually grounded would tell you that life is not always easy; if someone were to tell you that their life was easy, I would consider the possibility that this person was not telling you the whole truth.

Every day we are faced with new trials and tribulations: finding or keeping a job, paying bills, worrying about a child, dealing with a medical condition… I am sure we could add more to this list than we would have room to print here.

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Do you ever wonder why certain people come into your life when they do?

I have found that the people who have come into and had the greatest impact on my life have done so at the most unexpected times.

Recently, I have become quite friendly with a person who I have known for just a few short months.  Our friendship has grown because, to state the obvious about friendships, we seem to have a lot in common and are similar in certain ways – most notably some of our philosophies about life, spirituality, relationships, and our drive.

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