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How quickly do you sink?

By Chris Jackson
November 9, 2010
1 Mins read

I discovered an unattractive feature about myself the other day: my issues (and I have plenty of them) tend to run together. Do yours? I noticed that I can be stressed out or discouraged about something trivial, and then if I’m not careful, it can attract all of my other discouragements…

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Are you burning wick or oil?

By Chris Jackson
November 3, 2010
1 Mins read
Well, I went and did it again…I fell off the wagon…had a relapse…went back to my old ways. I would probably be more discouraged with myself if it wasn’t for the fact that you probably did it too. We all fall prey to the busyness of life that pushes us…
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