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Written by Jimmie Burroughs “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Maybe you are thinking that it is impossible to be thankful this year in 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic has caused so many problems, sickness, loss of life, loss of employment, major restrictions to how we ordinarily live, fear of what happens next, etc. Understandably, this is a novel year. We have never seen anything in our lifetime quite like it, but that does not mean there is nothing to be thankful for. The Bible says in Philippians 4:6-7, “Do not be anxious about anything,…

Written by Jimmie Burroughs “Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain.” “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.” – Dale Carnegie Years ago, I read Dale Carnegie’s Classic, “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” “Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain” is the first principle Mr. Carnegie used in his book and the only negative one beginning with don’t. He went on to mention 30 other qualities for winning friends and influencing people, which all are positive: be a good listener; show appreciation; make the other person feel important; try to see things from the other person’s point of view, etc. Why…

Written by Jimmie Burroughs “Beware of Destination Addiction – a preoccupation with the idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job and with the next partner. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are.” – Unknown British psychologist, Dr. Robert Holden, in his 2011 book Authentic Success, list some of the symptoms of destination addiction, which I have listed below: * Whatever you are doing, you are always thinking about what comes next. * You cannot afford to stop because you always have to be somewhere else. * You are always in a hurry even when you don’t need to be. * You…