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Concentration

Concentration.Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com Concentration Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ― Oprah Winfrey “I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a…

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Composure

ComposurePhoto courtesy of Pixabay.com Composure Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller. “The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.” ― Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics “The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing…

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Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day.Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com

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Freedom

FreedomPhoto courtesy of Pixabay.com Freedom. Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller. “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” ― Abraham Lincoln “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” ― Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs of the life &…

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Celebrities

CelebritiesPhoto courtesy of Pixabay.com Celebrities Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller. “When anybody honks at me in traffic, I blush, wave, and shout, “Thanks for being a fan.” Being a celebrity is a 24/7 thing.” ― Jarod Kintz, $3.33 “But Dumbledore says he doesn’t care what they do as long as they don’t take him off the Chocolate Frog cards.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order…

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Happy Easter 2025

Happy Easter 2025Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com

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Brave

Bravery.Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com Bravery. Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller. “Bran thought about it. ‘Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?’ ‘That is the only time a man can be brave,’ his father told him.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones “you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft “Courage is…

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Freedom

FreedomPhoto courtesy of Pixabay.com Freedom. Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller. “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” ― Mahatma Gandhi “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.…

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Approachable

Approachable.Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com Approachable. Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller. “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” ― Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness “I don’t think anybody’s necessarily ready for death. You can only hope that when it approaches, you feel like you’ve said what you wanted…

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Agitation

Agitation.Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com Agitation. Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller. “Well, I can’t eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest “Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look at the stars. This practice should answer the question.” ― Lao Tzu “I desired…

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Spring has arrived

Spring.Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com Spring has officially arrived.

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St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s DayPhoto courtesy of Pixabay.com St. Patrick’s Day. Post by David Joel Miller. “Corned beef and cabbage and leprechaun men. Colorful rainbows hide gold at their end. Shamrocks and clovers with three leaves plus one. Dress up in green—add a top hat for fun. Steal a quick kiss from the lasses in red. A tin whistle tune off the top of my head. Friends, raise a goblet and offer this…

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Admire

AdmirePhoto courtesy of Pixabay.com Admire. Inspiration Post by David Joel Miller. “It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful.” ― Vincent Van Gogh “Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and…

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Don’t confuse social anxiety with being an introvert.

Social AnxietyPhoto courtesy of Pixabay. Don’t confuse social anxiety with being an introvert. By David Joel Miller, MS, Licensed Therapist & Counselor. Having social anxiety does not make you an introvert. Many people seem to be mistaking social anxiety for being an introvert. Several people have told me they think they are introverts because they are shy and anxious in social settings. I…

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Accomplishment

AccomplishmentPhoto courtesy of Pixabay.com Accomplishment. Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson “It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love…

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The perspective of age

The perspective of agePhoto courtesy of Pixabay.com The perspective of age. By David Joel Miller, MS, Licensed Therapist & Counselor. Things look different as you drive farther down life’s road. When I’ve gone on long trips, I’ve noticed that the mountains off in the distance don’t seem that far away, but after driving for several hours, those mountains don’t appear to be getting any closer. It’s…

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Freedom

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