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Your Thoughts and Words Worth Catching?

Thoughts and Words are Creative as well as Contagious…
Make Sure Yours are Worth Catching

Paul Harvey tells a story of a young artist who had just been engaged to paint a portrait of a local builder. The artist was so excited, feeling so good, since it was his first major commission. He went down to his favorite little sidewalk café to enjoy a glass of wine and celebrate the portrait he was to paint. While he was sitting there sipping his wine, he looked over and saw a newspaper lying in a chair at the next table. At the top of the front page in bold print were the words “Hard Times are Coming.” The more he looked at it, the more uptight and worried he became.

The restaurant owner came by in a moment and said, “Shall I get you another glass of wine or something to eat?” “No,” he said, “just bring me my check. I must go right now.” The owner replied, “Is something wrong?” The artist said, “Hard times are coming, and this is no time for me to be frivolously spending my time and money. I must get to work.” Continue reading ‘Your Thoughts and Words Worth Catching?’ »

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