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Zeno of Citium c.335–c.263 bc Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism, stated:

“The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.”

(Diogenes Laertius Lives of the Philosophers ‘Zeno’ ch. 7)

If we would only heed this simple observation. Teaching the book of Job has demonstrated to me that we are often waiting for someone to finish talking so we can jump in with our big ideas or advice. Job’s so-called friends cannot wait to tell him why he is suffe…

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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period

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I don't know who needs to hear this, but EVERY FUCKING RETAILER needs to show the tariffs next to the price -- not just Amazon.

Walmart, Target (where I do not shop), ALL OF THEM. It's a fucking tax, why shouldn't we see it?

I want to know exactly how much trump's tariffs are jacking my prices up. DON'T YOU?

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I refuse to be the kind of person who loses their mind over a delayed train or lets a spilled coffee set the tone for the whole day.

I want to be the one who stays composed, who sees the good even when things don’t go as planned. The kind of person who breathes through the little chaos and still finds beauty in how the day unfolds.

I want to be soft. I want to be steady.

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We live in a time that people are more inclined to obey an unlawful executive order than they are to follow a court order 🤦🏾‍♀️.

Dictators are created due to cruelty, cowardice, & compliance! IF THEIR ASSES will ignore the Supreme Court, we can definitely IGNORE HIM!

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Educate yourself.

When a question about a certain topic pops up, google it. Watch movies and documentaries. When something sparks your interest, read about it.

Read, read, read.

Study, learn, and stimulate your brain.

Don't just rely on the school system; educate your beautiful mind.

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When might city council wards be redrawn to reflect growth? How much did local drug take-back efforts collect this past weekend? And Jerome residents are invited to Station 210 to see it up close.
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so little time, so many dreams

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Don’t forget to have fun. And don’t forget to look up. ❤️

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only been on substack for a day and it already feels like this.

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Tell me again why we’re letting a 78 year old, legit smelly, odorous, frail, loser old man who bankrupted a CASINO bankrupt the country?

Congress? Any answers?

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Jasmine Crockett to Pam Bondi:

So much respect for Jasmine Crockett.

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to avoid burn out at work use the 30-30 rule: after 30 minutes of work. quit your job. disappear into the mountains for 30 years.

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perfect pair

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Uncommon advice:

If you don't know what to pursue in life right now, pursue yourself.

Pursue becoming the healthiest, happiest, most healed, most present, most confident version of yourself.

Then the right path will reveal itself.

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What good is an ideology or its systems if the root values are corrupted?

What good is a structure if the foundation is inherently flawed?

Latest drop… give it a read and share if it resonates!

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“Life does not ask us what we want. It presents us with options.”

- Thomas Sowell

#SundayWisdom. 4.20.25

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Adam Kinzinger's avatar

Ummm. Will someone just say it?

The emporer is naked AF

Trump is PSYCHO

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Of course advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.

The Secretary is unfit to lead.

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Less screentime, More hobbies

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Don’t worry:

All will be as God intends

whether now or in the end.

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this is my five year plan, if you were wondering

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At this point I don't much care about the Epstein list. I'd rather see heads start rolling for the covid debacle, USAID, and the crime described as ‘diabolical’ and yet another ‘informed consent violation’ by Bret Weinstein ( Feb 2025 Joe Rogan interview) : geoengineering.

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I think caring about the Epstein case might need to be moved back in priority. I'm inclined to think there is massive bribery and corruption there, and a travesty beyond comprehension inflicted upon the objects of abuse, which are real people (apparently a predominant number of young, underage both male and female) . These people are scarred for life.

If the greater systemic corruption issue is not identified by individual, defanged, uprooted and then justly punished, it will continue under diff…

No, the Epstein files need to be moved UP in priority.

Punishment of the powerful for their flagrant crimes is more important than anything else.

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