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“Are Cyber Friends real friends?“ Last time I explored this subject it became one of the most popular posts I had written. It certainly generated fascinating comments from many perspectives.  Recently, I had a  stimulating conversation with two friends, Jeff Goins and Michael Hyatt.  We were talking about the disadvantages and advantages of social media and the role it plays in personal relationships.

The following post is written from the perspective of one who has not always made the best decisions.  But I am learning.  And I am happy to pass on to other men and women the principles I have learned that help me make good decisions.

I just finished a 15 mile bike ride in winds gusting to over 30 miles an hour. The ride took me an hour and fifteen minutes and included two incredibly steep hills. One of them was so steep that I had to traverse in order to keep from stopping. It was excruciating. Do you know what the hardest part of the ride was? Getting out of bed.  So what is the one action that will change your life forever…..?

Yesterday my daughter Traci dropped a heavy block of wood on her foot and broke a toe.  The pain was agonizing but there a was a deeper disappointment that drove her to tears.  She had trained and raised support to run a half-marathon to benefit “Coopers Troopers” an organization dedicated to helping the families and siblings of children who have faced life threatening disease.   As she sat on the couch sobbing with her face in her hands, she heard tiny voice of her three year old son, Tyler.  “You want me to pray for you?”

Zig Ziglar was the first person I heard say, “Everything that happens to you in life, has the potential of making you bitter or better. “ I could handle that statement until he continued, “The choice is yours!”