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I dump my coffee if it gets too cold or is older than an hour.  My coffee pot has a timer on it.  I have had fights over this.  Of course, with my “other”.  How can you waste coffee?  In my defense, I only make an amount I can drink in an hour.  It is funny, the things couples fight about.  My first wife used to get really pissed.  Maybe, that is why I am no longer married to her.  Couples have broken up over less.

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I went deep into the woods for blackberries, fighting briars every step and finally gave up.  There just weren’t enough ripe berries to make it worthwhile.  I had discovered this patch at least a year ago.  It is difficult to get to.  I am afraid I might miss this crop.  We are going away in less than a week.  I will check the blackberry patches once more just before we go.  I gobbled up the few berries I picked.  I might not get that pie I was hoping my wife would make.  Oh well.

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You gotta keep promises (to your wife).  It matters.  She has to know she can rely on you.  The only way she can do that is by you fulfilling your promises to her.  If you keep breaking your promises to her, she will not be able to trust you.  And it matters so make sure you do not break any promises to her unless it is out of your control.  It all matters.

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It is so easy to view the current events occurring in the world and feel completely helpless.  You really have to back down and look at your life and your personal sphere of influence.  Every day you have contact with people.  You never know for sure how your actions will impact the world.  That is beyond your scope.

To love the people God puts in your circle is no small thing.  It might send small shock waves throughout the universe.  It is true you can not predict the impact of your daily behavior but loving each person who is in your personal sphere of influence is no small thing.  The world could be transformed.  Yes, that might not happen but don’t linger there.  It will only defeat you.

Mother Teresa said do not do big things with love but small things with much love.  It is so easy to get lost in the big picture.  Look at the lives you are intertwined with:  your wife, your kids, your relatives, your friends even the strangers you pass every day.  You never know how a kind or encouraging word can just be the right medicine for some hurting person.

You can transform the world but first learn to do small things with much love.  Life is really composed of many small things.  The big things in life only come along once in a while.  So learn to reach out to each person with love, acceptance and respect.  As Jesus said, “Lose your life and you will find it.”  That does not sound like an exact quote but nevertheless reach out to others.  You will never be disappointed.

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