{"id":1391,"date":"2019-04-03T09:59:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T16:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2019-04-03T09:59:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T16:59:10","slug":"to-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/03\/to-live\/","title":{"rendered":"To Live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Live with sincerity and substance 
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You don’t have to have an opinion on every latest controversy. You can live your life perfectly well without even knowing about most of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, there are so many much better directions in which to focus your attention. Your life is longing to be richly lived, not to be tediously argued about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re eager to assert your perspective, to make a statement, make it with the way you live. That has far greater power than crafting the most highly persuasive argument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid falling into an obsession over things about which you can do nothing other than speculate and disagree. Challenge yourself to put your time and energy into truly meaningful pursuits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seek to live with sincerity and substance. Discover new ways to act on your values rather than merely proclaiming them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look beyond the petty bickering and see the possibilities to make life better for everyone. Focus yourself on bringing those possibilities to life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Ralph Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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