August 2012

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Many of us have heard the old saying, “You can’t buy happiness.” But recent studies indicate that may not be true—if you buy the right things. Simply having money does not equal more happiness According to Elizabeth Dunn, researchers at Princeton used Gallup data to assess the impact of income on happiness. Their goal was […]

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[Note: This post is part of a series that I will refer to as MFL Success Stories. They are added to provide inspiration for giving and help define what Mediocrity-Free Living looks like in practice.They are NOT intended to make me look like a great giver. I’m just like you, sometimes I give and some […]

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The first duty of love is to listen — Paul Johannes Tillich I confess I’m sick. Maybe you are too and don’t know it. I suffer from a common illness affecting millions of people in  the United States. If you know what to look for, the symptoms are obvious. This sickness has affected my relationships […]

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Smiling Woman

[Note: This post is part of a series that I will refer to as MFL Success Stories. They are added to provide inspiration for giving and help define what Mediocrity-Free Living looks like in practice. They are NOT intended to make me look like a great giver. I’m just like you, sometimes I give and […]

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This is an amazing commercial submitted by a Mediocrity-Free friend. Thanks, Heather. 🙂 Created by the National Australia Bank Limited,  this commercial is apparently part of a series  promoting a new credit card. Let me set it up for you and still try not to spoil it. Imagine  a world where people are rewarded for […]

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