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we’re smart. Learning includes having a focused mind. We’ve must

focus on things that interest us.

Isn’t this what goal-setting is really all about?

My wife Eileen is an accountant and has been for many years. She loves
to work with numbers. I can’t stand numbers — they drive me crazy.
Even if at times I must focus on things like profit and loss statements,

balance sheets, etc., I don’t like it.

So I focus on what I like which makes learning easier. I don’t want to
learn about numbers, so I don’t. I’m just more than happy knowing

Eileen loves numbers.

Working with numbers is not a goal of mine.

When We Appreciate Life We Are Being Grateful

There are basically two ways to approach life:

(1) by grumbling
(2) by being grateful

No, I didn’t say to be grateful or thankful for what you have. I just said
the key is being grateful in attitude, no matter what you have or don’t

have. We all want things we don’t have. We all want ‘more.’ It’s like we
have a tapeworm inside of us that keeps us craving things we don’t

have. The Bible calls this ‘coveting.’

The Apostle Paul says, “IN everything give thanks,” which means to be

grateful. Notice he did not say, “Give thanks FOR everything.”

There are many things we can’t be thankful for: cancer, diseases,

divorce, bad times. He says IN everything give thanks. Our attitude is to
be one of gratitude and thankfulness, even when things aren’t going

our way.

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