Author: rstores
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Is it about Process or Habit? Yes!

In both my personal and professional life, I am a process person. I am a creature of habit and get the “hives” or break out into a cold sweat when things are chaotic, cluttered, or out of order. Now, making sure all the screws on light switches and electrical outlets in my house are facing…
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Stop talking with your Thumbs.

Are you “talking” with your thumbs more than you are with your mouth? It used to be if you wanted to “chat” with someone it meant you were seeking to speak with them in conversation, one on one. Now a days the word “chat” has taken on a whole new meaning. We have Chatbot, ChatGPT,…
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Yes, I Have!

I thought I’d give you an update on a couple of decisions I’ve recently made. Over the past six weeks in two blog posts, I shared about a decision I was considering. One was whether to continue my gym membership in my October 20th post “Did Jesus have a six-pack?” And the other decision was, if I…
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The Bilt(more) Estate

Recently my wife Tammy and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. We spent several days in Asheville, North Carolina. It was a relaxing and restful time. During our trip we visited and toured the Biltmore Estate. We’ve lived in North Carolina for 20 years and had never visited this historic house. The Bilt(more) Estate, with the…
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Live The Truth, NOT live your own truth.

Last week my wife Tammy and I spent a few days in the mountains of North Carolina to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. It was a restful and relaxing time. On our third day though we had a brief period of stress. After a leisurely breakfast we were walking along an old section of Asheville that…
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The relationship that will rob you of rest.

There is a relationship that will wear you out, stress you out, and rob you of well-being, peace, and rest. What relationship is that you ask? It’s any relationship that is based on “performance” to gain approval or acceptance. Over the past four years in my pursuit toward rest and life balance one of my…
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Improving Your Serve

Tennis anyone? If you’ve ever played tennis, one of the vital skills to learn is the serve. A weak serve will nearly always lead to defeat. Top players will spend many hours mastering it. My question for you today is, “How’s your “serve” and what are you doing to improve your “serve” in life? A…
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Technology Rules! or Technology Rules.

In the game of football an encroachment violation occurs when, before the snap, a defensive player illegally crosses the line of scrimmage and makes contact with an opponent or has a clear path to the quarterback. To encroach means to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits. It can also mean to intrude, infringe or…
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Did Jesus have a six-pack?

Lately I’ve been rethinking if I want to continue my gym membership. Right now, I’m leaning toward no. I had this thought recently pop into my head, “I wonder, if Jesus had a six pack?” My conclusion, yes, I think He did. Now, I don’t think Jesus did crunches, planks, px90 or other ab exercises…
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Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it’s off to work we go.

Heigh-Ho, Heigh Ho, it’s off to work we go. As I spoke those words perhaps your mind flashed back to the scene in the Disney movie “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, where the dwarfs with picks on their shoulders whistle and sing as they march off to work. This past Labor Day I reflected…
