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    Train Time: No. 5

    Today, it’s the 5:40 bound for Homewood. Sometimes, it’s the simple things that elude us. My wife introduced me to one of her favorite inspirational speakers: Brene Brown, specifically her discussions on Joy. What I like about speakers like this is that what is spoken about is seldom anything so difficult that you must research and study to understand what’s being said. This is especially true when have the bad habit or thought process being discussed. The basics here are simple: An individual, who is so rarely used to experiencing true joy in life -as far as that person understands- that when they do feel real joy begin to enter…

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    Train Time: No. 4

    Today, it’s the 5:05 bound for Homewood. I was working on a users PC the other day and noticed a little scribble on a piece of paper stuck to the wall of his cubical. It read: “Feelings are just that… feelings, and do not necessarily reflect reality.” Naturally, on a good day, when your feeling fine, I’m sure we all hope that this feeling does reflect reality. However, it’s on those rough days that we hope the otherwise; that our feelings of dread are wrong. In fact, reviewing what’s been said the rest of the week, I would suggest that we owe it to ourselves to keep our chin up…