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A blog for the things I don't talk about.

Category: Health & Fitness

The Secret to Finding True Rest

November 26, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

While growing up, several members of my family would take a nap in the middle of the day. It was called a ‘power nap’ that would help you to be alert and focused for the rest of the day. But another concept that I […]

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Do You Lie To Yourself?

November 6, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 2 min read

While growing up I used to lie all the time, until about my college days, because I had low self esteem, short of the long, and I wanted to be accepted by everyone. Then I realized how exhausting it was to remember what lie […]

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People Don’t Like What I Say

October 29, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Privacy, Productivity — 2 min read

In this digital age we have many choices from social media, to e-mail and mailing list, and even blogs, to write our thoughts. But the thing I often hear from people is they have fear of sharing their thoughts because people won’t like what […]

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Faith, Prayer, and Politics.

October 23, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 1 min read

Sometimes our prayers, with good intentions, don’t seem to make a dent in things, other times we see change, and yet other times prayers are meant to change us to see God’s wisdom in each matter. But the important thing is that, no matter […]

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Letting Anger Go

October 10, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Sports — 1 min read

How do we handle our emotions? First we admit them. Second we refuse to let anger control us. Third we ask ourselves key questions, if we should act on it (by talking to the person) or let it go. Anger should be treated as […]

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The Real Silent Majority

October 2, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Productivity — 2 min read

This is an election year, here, for the United States President. It is said there is a silent majority of people who are not saying who they will vote for, nor put political signs in front of their houses as is the custom. But […]

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The Beauty of Fog and Mist

September 7, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

There is something about fog that is both beautiful yet mysterious or challenging. Have you ever heard someone say “I need to get through the fog on that” or “this problem has me in the fog”?? Fog is simply condensed water vapor in cloud […]

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Being Thankful

August 19, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inFood, Health & Fitness, Productivity — 1 min read

When the paths that we take in life become overshadoweed with obstacles, the best route to take is to be optimistic and thankful. The people who become successful use their struggles to become stronger, and surround themselves with others who see opportunities from each […]

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What is Dignity?

August 3, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Productivity — 2 min read

Dignity is said to be the right of a person to be valued and respected for their own sake, and to be treated ethically with inherent nobility and worth. Said another way, then, is dignity the quality or state of being worthy of esteem […]

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The Key to Networking

July 19, 2020March 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Productivity — 1 min read

Networking is about relationships and the exchange of ideas, information, or services. And many people today have the thought about networking being the practice in business of finding other people to provide their services to, or personally finding relationships to better their lifestyle or […]

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Are We Being Too Busy?

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Productivity — 1 min read

One of the things I have noticed, or learned, being isolated by this pandemic is that it’s okay to not be busy. I am often thinking ahead about what I need to do, and the slowing down of life recently has showed me how […]

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I'm Frank J Casella, American, freelance photographer, and independent artist. I'm also co-founder of a Catholic Men's Apostolate. My life mission is to share hope and God's love in the world.

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