Character

Give The World Your Best: Unleashing Potential Through Positivity

Doing your best, despite roadblocks, is not just about personal achievement; it’s a transformative act that can ripple outwards, inspiring change and engendering progress. Your actions, no matter how small, have the power to shape the world around you.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Relationships, Way of Life on June 25, 2024 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Give Some Love To A Teacher

A teacher affects eternity. Only The Man Upstairs can tell where their influence stops.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Way of Life on May 2, 2024 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Editors Watned

National Proofreading Day highlights the importance of proofreading. Theoretically, the day also allows those who enjoy proofreading to gently correct others! Bonus: Church Oops!

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Listicles & Rankings, The Written Word, Were It Within My Power on March 1, 2024 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Baseball HOF Voting — Just a bit outside!

The powers-that-be in Major League Baseball should do something to make baseball’s Hall of Fame voting sensible and fair.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Sports, Were It Within My Power on February 4, 2024 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Look Up

With the significant calendar flip freshly behind us, I thought not so much about resolutions but instead about what one simple thing we might embrace to help us get on solid footing and make our collective 2024 be all it can be. Looking up.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Relationships, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on January 1, 2024 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Channeling Andy Rooney

Socrates nailed it when he famously said, “All I know is I know nothing.” I couldn’t agree more. There are bunches of stuff in life I don’t understand.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on November 15, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Whataboutism — Personal Integrity Begins With The People

Sadly, it happens in abundance on social media, in politics, and in societal and international conflict — it’s whataboutism, the technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counteraccusation or raising a different issue.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on July 22, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
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Happy Wife, Happy Life

Does the secret of a happy marriage remain a secret? Hardly. A Happy Wife certainly helps, but a harmonious relationship is the responsibility of both partners.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Relationships, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on May 9, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
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The Relentless March of Time

We don’t consciously noodle on the subject of time because we’re so consumed with living life. However, as time passes, we certainly comprehend what “time marching on” feels like.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Neck of the Woods, Relationships, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on March 24, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.

Things I’ll Never Master … And That’s Okay

If you’ve always felt you could become a better version of yourself but seem to run smack into a wide assortment of deficiencies, read on …

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Relationships, Way of Life, Were It Within My Power on March 8, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.
Missing The Target

Different Perspectives

Perspective helps us to understand and consider other positions, beliefs, experiences and viewpoints. This gives us a better understanding and greater empathy. Gaining perspective reduces bias and conflict.

Continue ReadingThis entry was posted in Character, Relationships, Way of Life on February 13, 2023 by LSomerbyCooke.