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Feb 5, 2021

How I’ve made $0 writing on Medium thus far, and still enjoy the hell out of it.

I believe there are 2 intentions behind writing, both equally enriching. — Most of my Medium story feed’s recommended reading list entail articles about the following: How I made [insert impressive $USD number here] in the past [insert impressive timeframe here] writing on Medium How to make $1,000,000 by age 30 — well damn, I’m 34 and couldn’t even comprehend that goal…

Writing Tips

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Writing Tips

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Jan 31, 2021

What is kindness?

Answer: what is karma. — It is the genuine interest in understanding someone or something regardless of first impression. It is eliminating the expectation that anyone owes you anything, for something you’ve done or for something you don’t have. It is recognizing that you don’t have to wait or be given permission to do something…

Kindness

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Kindness

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Jan 31, 2021

Thank you, Creator

There are always more things to be grateful for than not. — Thank you Creator, for my feet, for they allow me to feel the sacred Earth beneath them in sensing my humble place in the world, which motivates me to keep moving them forward to explore more of your inspiring creations. Thank you Creator, for my vision, which allows me to…

Sunday

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Sunday

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Jan 29, 2021

If Bitcoin is digital gold, sports cards are cardboard gold.

For all you financial advisor and cryptocurrency gurus out there speculating on where you can get the best returns on your investments in the current economic landscape, you may or may not be paying attention to yet another alternative storage of value that is outperforming both the S&P 500’s hottest…

Sports Cards

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If Bitcoin is digital gold, sports cards are cardboard gold.
If Bitcoin is digital gold, sports cards are cardboard gold.
Sports Cards

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Jan 7, 2021

Eternal Sunshine of a Thoughtful Mind

To my dad, whose spirit lives on through the words he left behind for all. Foreword The following compilation of passages written by my dad, Dr. Rev. …

Spiritual Growth

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Eternal Sunshine of a Thoughtful Mind
Eternal Sunshine of a Thoughtful Mind
Spiritual Growth

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Dec 23, 2020

I am

A son of a preacher living, Small town Ohio growing, Bow & arrow toting, Davy Crockett raccoon cap wearing, Cowboys & Indians cap gun shooting, Bicycle riding, Pog slamming, Lincoln log building, GameBoy button smashing, Finger cutting, Sports cards collecting, PlayStation ping pong whiffle and street balling, Hip Hopping, Cleveland…

Me

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Me

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Dec 17, 2020

120 takeaways from 2020

life lessons, affirmations, realizations, and inspirations taken from an unforgettable year of pandemic to paradise Our greatest strength is gentleness. It isn’t a gift if you don’t give it away. We are fellow travelers on this earth. There’s no room for superiority anywhere. The choice you make between hating and forgiving can become the story of your life. I can tell you right now, there…

Life Lessons

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120 takeaways from 2020
120 takeaways from 2020
Life Lessons

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Oct 24, 2020

October 24th: Day of Peace

Tododaho Chief Leon Shenandoah Haudenosaunee 1985 Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations — Brothers, listen to the words of the Creator given to the first United Nations, the Haudenosaunee, over one thousand years ago. The Chiefs of the Haudenosaunee shall be mentors of the people for all time. The thickness of their skin shall be seven spans; which is to say that they…

Peace

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Peace

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Oct 13, 2020

God’s Grace > Work’s Righteousness

For as long as the Christian faith has been in existence, there has been a tension between righteousness that comes to us as a free gift and righteousness that is earned. The first kind we have learned to call Grace. Grace, as you know, is the unmerited favor of God…

Grace

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Grace

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Oct 13, 2020

Revolutionary Inspirations through God’s Creations

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the USA went to see a monkey. We are able to recover Jefferson’s story because he left behind diaries, in which for almost 60 years he jotted down his daily expenditures. They tell us, for example, that on May 7th, 1776, Jefferson set out…

Sermons

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Sermons

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