Aaron Wong

The old saying goes that you should, “work before play.” The proverb seeks to advise us that it is better if we take care of business and any responsibilities first, before we have any fun and enjoy ourselves.  The message also seems to say that delayed gratification is the preferred ...

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“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.” – Unknown “A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.” – Unknown    Hey Aaron, what is your take on friendship? I’m very interested ...

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 “Mother – that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries.” – T. DeWitt Talmage “There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.” – Chinese Proverb   The following is a Happy Mother’s Day letter I’m writing to my mom, but ...

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Today is my 25th birthday. I can’t believe I’ve been alive for a quarter of a century already! Statistically speaking, I’m now officially one third of the way through my life, based upon a 75 year life expectancy for males in the United States, but I feel like my life ...

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“Pending any unforeseen circumstances, I don’t anticipate that changing,” Mike Hamilton “It pays to plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” Unkown I just discovered I live in a cave Until today, I have never heard the expression to “get your ducks in a row.”  Maybe I ...

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 “If I could remember your name, I’d ask you where I left my keys.” Bumper Sticker “If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. ...

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“I’m not in competition with anybody but myself. My goal is to beat my last performance.” Celine Dion “Winners build on mistakes. Losers dwell on them.” Arnold Mori   Today’s world revolves around competition and performance. Kids are expected to be more successful than their parents. Companies squeeze productivity out ...

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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road. Henry Ward Beecher Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. Francis Bacon ...

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Metaphorically speaking, the path of least resistance is a tricky concept to decipher. On the one hand, the path of least resistance could be viewed as taking the easy way out.  In this scenario, going in the direction that requires the least amount of effort, could be seen as sheer ...

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Today’s post is the series premier of The Viewer’s Voice, where readers share their personal stories on their journeys of looking for their lives.  Maureen France, a 51-year-old wife and mother, who lives in Massachusetts, shares her story.    In March of 2008, while battling anxiety and bipolar depression, I ...

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