Finding Your Blessing

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The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. Martha Washington (1731-1802). When we are able to appreciate what we have in…
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Giving

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Those who know me know my motto: “If you make the people who give $25 feel just as special as those who gave $25,000, you’ll have work the next day.”…
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Different But Not Other

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It is perhaps human nature to notice when something or someone is different. It is one thing to notice these differences, it is quite another to designate the difference as…
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Expectations

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We all have expectations: of ourselves, of others, of how events will turn out and even of how we will feel. We expect that our holiday will be straight off…
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Confidence

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I will admit it, there have been items at my auctions that have caused one to wonder. When I had to auction off bull sperm, the first thought I had…
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Second Chances

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A special thing happens sometimes at auctions. Two bidders are actively biding against one another for a unique item, perhaps a backstage pass or a meal with someone influential or…
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Nourish

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We’ve all heard the word nourish. Perhaps it makes us think of skincare or food and nutrition. It does mean to provide sustenance. But it also means to aid, strengthen…
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Hope

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Whenever I meet someone new and they find out that I am an auctioneer who specializes in charity events, a funny look crosses their face, I guess because there just…
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Service

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The word service can be used to mean many things: to work for or to fix. Service is another word for military and signifies offering kindness or aid. Many of…
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