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Compassion Is Passion With A Heart

August 4, 2022

Harvey's Weekly Column

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he had been asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year-old child whose next-door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy

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Competition Ignites Excellence

July 28, 2022

Harvey's Weekly Column

Richard Petty, the stock-car racing legend, finished second in his very first race. He was so excited that he sped home to tell his mother. “You lost!” was her candid response. Richard objected and thought he did a great job to finish second among 35 cars in his first race. But his mom didn’t see

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Stop Reacting, Start Responding

July 21, 2022

Harvey's Weekly Column

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her little boy to a concert featuring the famous pianist, Paderewski. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall,

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Don’t Give In To Negativity

July 14, 2022

Harvey's Weekly Column

One Sunday afternoon, a cranky grandfather was visiting his family. As he lay down to take a nap, his mischievous grandson decided to have a little fun by putting Limburger cheese on Grandpa’s mustache. Soon, Grandpa awoke with a snort and charged out of the bedroom saying, “This room stinks.” Through the house he went,

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Vision Is Seeing The Invisible

July 7, 2022

Harvey's Weekly Column

“When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried

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The Best Time To Start Anew Is Now

June 30, 2022

Harvey's Weekly Column

In 1914 Thomas Edison’s factory in West Orange, N.J., was destroyed by a fire. Much of Edison’s life work went up in flames. At the height of the fire, Edison’s 24-year-old son, Charles, searched frantically for his father. He finally found him, calmly watching the fire, his face glowing in the reflection, his white hair

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