Category: Purpose
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Do you trust Me?
There’s a scene in the Disney movie Aladdin, where princess Jasmine is on the palace balcony and Aladdin invites her to go for a ride on his magic carpet. She asks, “Is it safe?” To which Aladdin replies “sure.” He extends his hand and asks, “Do you trust me?” She replies, yes, takes his hand…
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Room for Relationships?
We are created for the very purpose of relationship! First, with God and then with others. Which is why the greatest commandment of all fits in perfectly with the reason we exist. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, The Lord is one, And you shall love the Lord your God with your heart, with…
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True Rest
This past month I took a brief hiatus from writing and posting weekly blogs to spend some focused time evaluating, reviewing and refining the purpose, priority and future direction of The Rest Stop. I wanted to make certain I am remaining true to the cause I believe so strongly in and make any needed course…
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Anyone want less in life?
Do you want the most out of life? Does anyone get up in the morning and say, “I think I want less in life?” Sound like trick question? It’s not intended to be. There is quite a distinction though between the phrase “I want the most out of life” and “I want less in life.”…
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Are you a Collector?
Collections. People have been collecting things since the beginning of time. Among the more familiar items that folks collect are coins, stamps, works of art, antiques, baseball cards, comic books, dolls to name a few. Whatever it is, collectors tend to have a passion for the things they collect, and their collections become part of…
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Ran the 100-meter dash in 62.95 seconds.
The current world record for the 100-meter dash is 9.58 seconds set in 2009 by Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. Now, that’s fast! So, you are probably asking as you read the title of this week’s post, “What’s the big deal about running a 100-meter race in 62.95 seconds? After all that’s 6 1/2 times slower than…
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Goals or Objectives?
Goals, objectives, are they one in the same? I think there are some distinctions between the two. Objectives may have a goal component to them, but objectives are efforts or actions intended to attain or accomplish a purpose, while goals focus more on a certain result. For instance, a goal could be to lose 30…
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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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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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