tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71273042384763103912024-02-21T08:58:00.385-05:00The Inside RevolutionAn amusing and sobering look at why we do what we do and other social wondersBethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.comBlogger422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-36752621946944360912019-03-19T13:22:00.000-04:002020-01-29T19:50:11.447-05:00Your Peaceful Journey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #313131; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 200%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Are
you a hiker? Our immediate family doesn’t hike, although we did walk around the
block a few times last year. Earlier this week I heard comments that prove we’re
not hiker-types. One child stated how hiking generally lacked a competitive element
and our other child didn’t see the point because there’s no score. Sure, you
could add a point system and race to the top of a mountain, but that kind of defeats
the purpose. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Does
the fresh air, the challenging terrain, and wildlife motivate you to tackle the
trails? If I were to hike, I’d do it for the incredible views. Have a look:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> <u><span style="color: #000120;"><a href="https://youtu.be/fHCemviY06Y">https://youtu.be/fHCemviY06Y</a> </span></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Wake up! I'm sure the sights and sounds sent you into doze mode. Wouldn’t you want to explore this area? Lace up a pair of hiking boots and trek through the
wilderness to experience </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">this gorgeous scenery in New Zealand. We’re so busy multi-teching (my word for
multi-tasking with technology), and rushing in a dozen different directions
that we forget how to appreciate the “minor” moments. If hiking doesn't bring you peace, what activity does?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-35621297627101123442019-03-09T22:24:00.001-05:002019-03-09T22:24:11.028-05:00Grabbing Your Peace <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Young people enjoy constant movement and entertainment—in
short—non-stop fun. As a child, Sundays shut down my neighborhood.
Occasionally, an adult crept from their front door into their car, but the kids
stayed hidden, and the streets empty. During the winter, you might have heard melting
snow. Silence ruled the day. Bored and restless, it was my most least favorite day
of the week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Flash forward several decades and I’m loving my Sundays. I enjoy
the pausing, the exhaling, and the napping, and group naps add to the fun. Picture
several family members watching TV as the cat nestles nearby. Before long,
everyone’s snoozing while the world’s cares drift away. And that’s the thing. Sunday’s
a time for relaxing and casting aside worries. We’d be wise to do it before this
happens: </span><br />
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when we’re made to go-sleep-repeat. We’re not designed to constantly push
through fatigue, and ignoring our natural make-up results in illness, not peace. Along
with napping, how else would you spend a restful Sunday?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-91389594984674525582019-03-05T15:27:00.000-05:002019-03-05T15:27:06.823-05:00Waiting on Something<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We love fast food drive-thru windows except when they're inconvenient. This week, I debated about where I’d get the fastest service—in
the drive-thru line or inside the restaurant. I instantly regretted choosing
the left lane drive-thru because I could see the driver in the side view mirror
chattering away at the order board. I choose the wrong lane, again. Lip-reading
wasn’t helpful in deciding whether the driver was ordering a boatload of food,
asking too many menu questions, discussing some inappropriate drive-thru topic
or doing this:</span><br />
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for a short order, the service people remained professional—and they remembered
everything. Maybe this special order felt like a bright spot in the middle of a
long, boring shift. Some things are worth the wait. What behavior used to feel
like a time-waster, but now you recognize the benefit? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-65933530970980770592019-02-24T19:34:00.000-05:002019-02-24T19:34:59.804-05:00Even If It’s Backwards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many of us welcome the technological advancements that make
our lives easier. We enjoy hitting buttons to adjust our home’s temperature,
lock the doors, and warm up the car. Every so often, we hear news reminding us how
technology can take three steps forward and one step backward as more and more
tech companies access our personal information and pass it along to other
companies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the corner of our
minds, we suspect companies use our personal information to pad their profits. Sometimes,
we get a tap on the shoulder that encourages us to change our ways: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We can’t change the culture overnight, but if we want to pause
and take a technological step backward, here are several ways to do it. To
protect our privacy, we could manually lock our doors, physically turn off the
lights, and enter our vehicles to start the engine. Then—and here’s where it
gets radical—instead of managing your schedule on your phone, mark appointments
on a wall calendar. Take a picture of it and refer to it to see when you’re
available. Once you arrive at home, pencil in your new appointments on a real
calendar. That’ll teach tech companies to profit from tracking your whereabouts.
Stop the info flow! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Obviously, few of us will go to these extremes, but we
ought to draw a line somewhere to prevent the situation from going too far. It makes
sense to take a step back for a course correction. Which former habits and traditions
do you need to resurrect to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>benefit you
and/or your family? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-14926952480593535032019-02-17T16:53:00.000-05:002019-02-17T16:53:30.314-05:00Close to the Edge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">When
winter comes, its powerful winds whip through the streets while snow and sleet
batter the landscape. Potholes ruin the highways, and this week, I noticed a
gully forming alongside a road. It reminded me of driving in the California
hills where swerving too close to the edge might mean tumbling down a ravine.
Being close to the edge is spine-tingling, sort of like this:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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townspeople don’t seem too worried, but as out-of-towners, we’d ride the Horse
Killer while gripping our seats. You know the name wasn’t based on children
enjoying pony rides. Standing on the edge might imply a downside <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> an upside. If feel like you’re
standing on the edge, who’s available to catch you before you fall or swoop in to
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-3899242017819024122019-02-10T19:45:00.001-05:002019-02-10T19:45:19.808-05:00Stranger Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Last week someone mentioned Y2K, the hysterical entry into
the 2000s when experts wondered if the new year would cause our technology to
go haywire because computers might confuse the 00 in 2000 with 1900. Not sure about
you, but it feels like we’ve entered another hysterical period where everything
we expect, things that used to feel normal, feel off-kilter. For instance, the weather is wacky and temperatures feel like a car’s speedometer zipping from zero to sixty. At the risk
of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, the world feels stranger than it has in the past. We find the strangest conspiracy theories on the web. Is this one of them?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Who knows the source of the sound? Some scientists attribute
the noise to sound waves, others say it’s from underground construction. Imagine
it’s a warning to hurry up and complete your most important tasks. Given that
warning, what kinds of things should you do now?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-21549077427793977902019-02-06T13:58:00.000-05:002019-02-06T13:58:07.919-05:00Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">An older Inside Revolution post described a special light show that occurs over the Catatumbo River and Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, South America. For centuries, people living near these two bodies of water have experienced over 150 lightning storms per year with each event lasting about 10 hours per night. If you researched this unusual weather, then you know the prior post skipped over an interesting tidbit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Listen to this: Between January and April of 2010, the lightning ceased. We’re talking nothing, nada. Incredible! I can imagine puzzled people peeking outdoors and searching the night sky for a tiny sign of “normalcy.” Scientists offered differing theories for the lightning’s presence and its temporary absence. Experts believe geography and gases from the surrounding waters cause the lightning. When the lake and river dried up due to drought, the gases also disappeared—no gas, no lightning. Let’s visit Venezuela to hear more: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">If the locals have a saying, it might be, “As sure as the lightning comes, I’ll do such and such.” Apparently, returning wasn't a guarantee with the lightning or the boat trip<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #313131; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13.53px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">. </span>Some things you only hope you can count on. In our culture, people, places, and things change at lightning speed. Who or what can you count on?</span><br />
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-21184410499026668172019-01-26T16:26:00.001-05:002019-01-26T16:26:39.776-05:00A Silent Brush-Off<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">My cat gives me attitude. Not surprising, for a feline. She loves a good pet, but if I’m in
the middle of typing or watching a TV show, I may take a few minutes to
respond. If she feels like I’m not responding quick enough, I’ll look up and
see cattitude, meaning she’s <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>settled
down—with her back positioned toward me. It’s intentional, letting me know she’s
not pleased. Some family members insist on getting our attention. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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We usually get one of two responses when we fail to respond to attention requests,
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-65765113837577186152019-01-23T09:21:00.000-05:002019-01-23T09:21:40.219-05:00High Hopes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m going. No, wait. Turn back! Go now. Freeze! That’s squirrel-thought. You’ve seen them, those cute, <span> </span>bushy-tailed creatures that waiver between coming and going in the center of the street, paralyzed in the face of danger. What are they thinking? Why don’t they just keep going? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They’re like us sometimes. Fear can paralyze us when we need to make big decisions, tackle the unknown, or try a potentially dangerous endeavor. What motivates a squirrel to risk life and limb to want to cross the road? <span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speaking of mammals, what about those Navy SEALs? Every so often, we hear tales of how our military elite accomplish a dangerous assignment. Their training involves grueling calisthenics, strength exercises, and underwater feats designed to push a solider past the fear factor and the limits of ordinary people. What drives a person to want Navy SEAL status and what can we learn from their incredible efforts? Have a listen:</span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-12795875040146148122019-01-14T15:45:00.000-05:002019-01-14T15:45:52.976-05:00A Time and a Place<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">People do
the most unusual things in the oddest places. We have expectations when we
visit a fast food restaurant. We expect fast service, a convenient
drive-through window, and an adequate parking lot. This past week, I saw all of
that and more. During the dinner hour, in thirty-degree weather, someone
decided to wash their vehicle—wiping down the sides and shaking out the floor
mats—it was a full-blown effort. Why would someone choose a frigid day in a
restaurant parking lot to wash a car? Maybe an emergency event popped up, maybe
the driver got bored waiting for his not-so-fast-food. Maybe the driver was
related to these guys:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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time and place for everything and when we’re caught off guard by extinct
creatures hounding us, the results speak for themselves. Life’s full of
surprises and humor. I love the combination of little people legs and the great
growl. It’s nothing we’d expect to see on a normal work day. Let’s say today’s
the day and you’re in the right place. Before the moment passes, what important
action do you need to take?</span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-84703491110782158822019-01-07T10:33:00.000-05:002019-01-07T10:33:14.343-05:00Blindfolds Off<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The views from our windows impact our perspective. My new
sunglasses offer an ultra-clear view of the world, all while blocking out
harmful rays. From inside my car, the bright afternoon sun and a catchy tune on
the radio made me appreciate the few peaceful moments of clarity, but there’s an
unusual trend taking place. For some reason, blindfolds have escaped the
confines of kids’ parties. Watch this: <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Nothing good comes from wearing a blindfold except when
it’s worn prior to revealing a present. Checking in on the social scene, you’ll
see some people believe otherwise. Blindfold challenges are the new
no-no. People are injuring themselves and their loved ones by walking around
blindfolded. Maybe the trend is a metaphor for how we’re feeling about our
lives or the world. What’s a better way to block glaring, distracting issues
and manage our lives with our eyes wide open?<span style="margin: 0px;">
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-53944897150216295062018-12-29T21:50:00.000-05:002018-12-29T21:50:38.418-05:00Crying for Attention<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Creaks and cries are calls for attention. When my vehicle began
creaking, the mechanic said it needed a new boot. When my cat looks up and
meows, she wants food or a head rub. When babies cry, they want something—food,
comfort, a diaper change—and it’s the guardian’s responsibility to understand
what they need and how to fulfill it. See if you can identify the cry here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The cry sounds something like this: Look at me! Look at me!
Yes, it’s a cry for attention. It comes in all forms. Not all are loud, but whatever
way they come, they cause us to stop and stare, capturing our attention for a
moment or more. What’s the best vehicle for capturing someone’s attention when
you need help? <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-29719288706070071442018-12-24T14:06:00.000-05:002018-12-24T14:06:15.127-05:00Not Happier<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">If someone asked you to name things that make you happy,
you might say eating a big bowl of chocolate ice cream, sleeping in on a weekday
morning, or spending a sunny day at the beach. All three can make us smile—temporarily.
Once the ice cream disappears, the day’s challenges begin, and the beach trip
ends, our happy feelings may subside. We’re left to chase the next wonderful moment,
which might be a perfect morning cup of coffee, a throw for the ice cream
chills, or plans for a return trip to the beach. Experience, rinse, repeat. Our
emotions fluctuate with the moment’s twists and turns. Do any of these
experiences offer endless happiness? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Adventures end, relationships experience ups and downs and
few situations provide endless happiness. Maybe it’s better to focus on peace
and contentment, since they help us weather whatever comes our way. So, what’s
the best way to gain peace and contentment? </span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-26207953890646968462018-12-16T23:04:00.000-05:002018-12-16T23:04:17.409-05:00Jump In<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">When the temperature reached about fifty degrees this
weekend, I spotted someone entering a store wearing flip flops. Unusual
situations catch our attention, like the person I saw begin an exercise workout
in a warm thigh length coat. Sometimes situations seem so alarming that we feel
obligated to intervene, other times we conjure up excuses for not getting
involved for fear of overstepping boundaries. And sometimes, we just don’t
care. What do you think about this?</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Social experiments are pulse checks for how we’re doing as
a society. It’s good when we see an unusual situation and pause to check on
another person’s well-being or step up to correct an issue. What’s the last situation
you ignored when you should have jumped in and sorted things out? <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-46567325005177965032018-12-09T17:03:00.000-05:002018-12-09T17:03:04.575-05:00High Hopes in the Dark<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">If you’ve lived in your house for several years, then you’re
confident about circumventing tables and chairs in the dark. Eventually, when our
confidence outgrows our skill, we lose our bearings and bump into things. In
the dark, we think we’re headed in the right direction, but sooner or later we
learn otherwise. Listen to what these folks did once they lost their bearings:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">When darkness falls and we don’t know which way to turn, who
we call depends on who we think will provide help. Initially, it seemed like
the folks in the video were prank- calling for help, and it sounded like help
might not arrive. Their complaints about a baby and mosquitoes saved them from
an uncomfortable evening under the stars. Who do you call when you’re feeling
lost and/or in the dark, and how much convincing do you need to give before you’re
convinced help will arrive?</span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-49820585652432634942018-11-24T20:03:00.000-05:002018-11-28T14:16:29.402-05:00Taste and See<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">A survey determined that people prefer a sweeter versus a
less sweet cornbread. We love sugar. If we’re not eating candy, we’re consuming
sugar in breads, meats, vegetables, and in other foods you wouldn’t expect. Here’s
one reason why people love including sugar in their cooking:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">If you crave sugar, you’ll be happy to find it in many of
your favorite store-bought and home-cooked foods. Burger King’s advertising
convinced us that we <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can</i> have it our
way and we’re too willing to alter food to suit our sweet tooth. Unfortunately,
what we want is not always what we need, and too much of a good thing jeopardizes
our well-being. What situation contradicted your initial thoughts, but now you realize
it’s in your best interests? <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-75757934327115790622018-11-15T16:34:00.000-05:002018-11-15T16:34:01.216-05:00Who's Watching You?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #313131; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who thought we’d see the day when drones would deliver
packages and police the border? Drones are a hot topic right now. Some people believe
drones represent technological progress, helping to protect us and the country.
On the other hand, drones can be used to spy on and exploit innocent folks. In
any case, there’s a lot of discussion around these incredible contraptions.
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out how to regulate the use of drones. Of course, some proactive folks have
stepped out ahead of the laws and simply shot drones down. They’re threatened
by drone activity and see them as an invasion of privacy. Do drones represent
the evolution of a police state? When you’re out and about, do you believe someone's watching you?</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #313131; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #313131; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><br />
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-25133588181543353932018-11-03T16:53:00.001-04:002018-11-03T16:53:50.417-04:00Natural Storms<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The authorities sounded a warning alarm about a potential
storm. Even as weather people tracked the tornado moving from town to town, it
felt hard to believe a tornado would touch down here. So we didn’t prepare by
moving to the basement or following any of the precautions the weather people
suggested. Instead we watched TV and waited. The tornado touch down deadline
came and went and nothing happened—this time. We can ignore some warnings while
others demand our immediate attention. Check out this attention-grabber:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">No one wants to be caught unprepared in a storm. Weather-related
surprises only cause stress and anxiety. Once the weatherperson warns us days
in advance about an impending storm, we have time to think about how to react
and which safety precautions we need to take. Unfortunately, some of life’s
storms happen overnight when we least expect them. What actions can you take now
to deal with life’s storms? <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-41983533646924426212018-10-27T21:35:00.000-04:002018-10-27T21:35:19.922-04:00Shouting Inside<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Car dealers think we’ll purchase vehicles based on the
match between a car’s attributes and the image we want to reflect. After
choosing a vehicle, we’ll decorate it with bumper stickers that highlight particular
aspects of our personality, or our likes and dislikes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">On Wednesday, I spotted an interesting bumper sticker. The white
van’s back window sticker read: You’re just jealous because the voices are
talking to me. Some statements seem funny at first, but after living long
enough, even the most innocent comments cause us to pause. Let’s not lose our
sense of humor. Here’s someone not taking themselves too seriously:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Even if that message made you smile, someone somewhere is flooring
the gas pedal or cutting another driver off. A lot of people are struggling to
overcome their hostilities, how do you do it?<span style="margin: 0px;">
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-46756368490560214262018-10-21T19:05:00.000-04:002018-10-21T19:05:02.615-04:00To Fall or Fly<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The calendar tells the story of a new season’s arrival. We
feel it in our bones with the falling temperatures and brisk winds. Before
long, we’ll admire colorful bursts of red and orange leaves while sipping hot
chocolate or tea. We’ll exchange flip flops and bathing suits for boots, hats,
scarves, and coats in anticipation of what comes next. Wait. Before jumping to
ahead to winter, let’s pause to crunch the leaves, savor fall’s natural beauty,
and hang on to the moment. It might feel like this: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Given those conditions, they better hold on to something solid
before they’re blown away. The wind plays a one-sided tug-o-war game and it’s close
to winning. A slightly stronger blast will send someone flying. If you feel
like unseen hands tug at your life, pulling you in directions you don’t want to
go, who or what would you put on the other side of that struggle?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-45690659740170088782018-10-06T13:00:00.002-04:002018-10-06T13:00:36.358-04:00Perfectly Safe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Some people keep a tissue conveniently tucked inside their
sleeve like they perform magic tricks. I thought about the tendency this week
after feeling a little scratch on my wrist. I pulled up my sleeve and a—wait
for it—moth fell out onto the floor. Shocking. How? When? Why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">I didn’t know whether to laugh or head to the medicine
cabinet for antiseptic. I did both. In the normal course of a day, you never
know how things will shake out. Who would’ve expected this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">This could be the ultimate magic trick, except it’s not
magic. Instead of uncovering unexpected things from beneath our clothing,
here’s an example of an extraordinary outer covering that should save lives. In
the middle of a crisis, what do you rely on, pull out, or turn to keep you safe? <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-24516015290372746942018-09-29T23:20:00.000-04:002018-09-29T23:20:22.232-04:00Nonstop Running<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">While driving, I glanced over at a drug store and watched a
guy bolt from the front door and race down the street. Bystanders watched him
fly by, and no one from the street or store cheered him on or stopped him. What
caused him to run? Maybe he left his wallet at another store or received an
urgent phone call. Or maybe his running represented <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>part of a larger plan. Something like this: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">We manage our dreams in three ways: in wait mode, by
running toward them or running away from them. One of those ways is
counterproductive. You’ve probably caught yourself running away from a
seemingly small task, yet important task. We all need inspiration stay
motivated. Who will you call on to support the path you’re running?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-83729641503754219162018-09-22T22:31:00.000-04:002018-09-22T22:31:24.602-04:00Chew On It<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #313131; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 32px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Have you ever gone fruit-picking? There’s something special about walking up to a plant, plucking off<span> </span>delicious, sun-ripened fruit and plopping it into your bucket to take home. If you’re a gardener, you know the satisfaction of toiling in the dirt, watering for days and celebrating the results of your tender, loving care. It’s like producing a masterpiece!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #313131; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 13.53px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #313131; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 13.53px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Masterpieces come in all forms; fruit, flower and unusual plants remind me of great works of art and they require a similar patience before we can enjoy the final product. Everyone can appreciate cultivating a piece of food from a seed, but the definition of "art" varies by individual. Take a look at one man’s artwork:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How interesting that a kid’s preoccupation with chewing gum grew into a life-long passion and a career. Anything is possible once passion and creativity collide. What’s your passion in life and how can you use it to bring joy to others?<span> </span><span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-37769499108756359762018-09-15T15:43:00.001-04:002018-09-15T15:43:54.534-04:00Your Bedtime Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">During a long car ride, one of our children complained that
their book had no plot. I wasn’t familiar with the story, so I asked how many
pages had been read. The answer: twelve. Once our stories stop flowing the way
we want, we like to jump in and control the process. We prefer skipping boring
parts, tossing aside bad sections, and boosting the excitement. When we overmanage
our stories, they turn out like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">The video featured a perfect picture book with good doses
of drama and purpose sped up and ruined.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>We make that mistake with the stories we read and the story we live. We’d
like to skip the mad-sad-bad parts of life and keep the rest, but the mixture formed, and continues to form, us. What sentence summarizes the plot of your life story?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Bethaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220618401432146189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127304238476310391.post-77537813730098841822018-09-07T11:02:00.001-04:002018-09-07T11:02:32.064-04:00Playing with Fire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">None one remembers the number of times during childhood an
adult advised us not to grasp a fragile item in a store, grab with a precious
keepsake in a relative’s home, or touch a hot stove. We’ve heard Smokey Bear’s
advice on not playing with matches or fires, and at some point, we’ve ignored the
warnings. Watch a community ignore that well-meaning advice:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">This fiery, annual festival in El Salvador commemorates a
volcanic eruption that occurred decades ago. Despite the potential for injury, the
community relishes fighting fire with fire as spectators continue to support the
friendly cultural tradition. Although the festival lacks rules, police and medical
staff stand by to handle issues that might arise. Who stands by you to ensure
you don’t get burned in life? </span></div>
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