TIP 69

LEARN TO HEAR THOSE SUBTLE MESSAGES

       Life has this in common with prize fighting: If you’ve received a belly blow, it’s likely to be followed by a right to the jaw.

AMANDA CROSS

Life is a marvelous instructor and usually a very kind one, too. We get sent all sorts of subtle little messages that tell us to wake up, but more often than not, we fail to hear them. We are so busy, we miss them altogether. Even if you do hear the message, “Hmm … the car is making a strange noise; I need to take it in for a tune-up,” you may ignore it or postpone resolving it. When you ignore the message, it gets a little louder and becomes a problem. When you continue to ignore the problem, it gets really loud and becomes a crisis. If you ignore the ...

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