MARBLE JAR Have you seen the video? Well known and respected, Dr. Brené Brown talks about the time her daughter was stunned by the betrayal by a “friend.” Dr. Brown developed the “Marble Jar Theory” of trust. She says that trust “builds slowly, ‘a marble at a time.’ Every time a friend keeps a promise, remembers something important, or …
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Category:Common Sense
GUEST POST from Don – Child Bravery +
CHILD BRAVERY + Studies have shown that children as young as age 8 can display bravery. One girl, (not sure what country) protected her younger sister from a knife wielding thug. There were school children who held the door open for other children as a gun toting adult was shooting at others. We know that children can and …
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Fursday – Nov 25, 2025 Edition
Today I got carried away when I found this site and added a 13th animal, so cute & clever!
Tuesday Truths – Nov 18, 2025 Edition
STANDARD WARNING: PULL UP YOUR BIG GIRL/BIG BOY KNICKERS BEFORE ENTERING, SO THEY DON’T GET IN A TWIST. IF YOU ARE OPPOSED TO COMMON SENSE AND TRUTH, GO NO FARTHER. LAST WARNING!
GUEST POST from Don – What KIDS Should Know
I WISH KIDS KNEW… I’ve been asking around. “What stuff do you wish that children knew?” The variety and the intelligence of the following list lifted me. I’m hoping it lifts you, too. MORE…I’m hoping that if you are a parent you will adopt a few and train your children to know important things other children don’t. (Not an exhaustive …
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Wednesday Wisdom – Nov 12, 2025 Edition
Senior Saturday – Nov 8, 2025 Edition
GUEST POST from Don – Mice
MICE It is Fall again. This is move-in time for mice. Many young mice were born in wood piles or under sheds. But with the weather getting colder they are thinking warmer is better. What better place to get warm than in your heated home? They want to come in and they will not be asking. There are three ways …
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GUEST POST from Don – Won’t Follow Advice
WON’T FOLLOW ADVICE People (generally) don’t follow advice. My wife is a counselor and she is ultra careful not to give advice. She gives thought starters. The client figures it out for himself. People don’t follow advice, instead they do what they feel is “the right way” (an emotional response). Research proved it. More than 3,500 adults, studied by Grossman …
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GUEST POST from Don – Old Age Myths
OLD AGE MYTHS Don’t believe the fairy tales. Once you might have trusted the news to tell you honest-to-God truths. Now you should look with “I don’t trust it” eyes. Every other day I read a story about ordinary things which are unbelievable. Fairy Tale #1: People are Living Longer. Headline by CBS NEWS: “Americans …
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