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Making Excuses

Monday Memo for 3.13.23

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Tom Gentry
Mar 13, 2023
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The people around us don’t appreciate it when we make excuses. When we are aware we are doing so, we feel weak. We are disappointing ourselves.

Even those of us who search within for deeper understanding can fall into the trap of using the insights we gain as excuses for our wrongs. But, the purpose of insight is to inform us as to what we need to chang…

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