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M id A tlantic R eal E state J ournal Publisher .................................................................Linda Christman Publisher ....................................................................Joe Christman Senior Editor/Graphic Artist ..................................... Karen Vachon Production Assistant/Graphic Artist ............................... Julie King Associate Publisher ................................................. Alissa Aronson Associate Publisher ...................................................Eric Ballenger Associate Publisher .............................................. Barbara Holyoke Associate Publisher .....................................................Steve Kelley Office Manager .........................................................Joanne Gavaza Contributing Columnist . .............................................. Tracy Jones Mid Atlantic R eal E state J ournal ~ Published Semi-Monthly Periodicals postage paid at Rockland, Massachusetts and additional mailing offices Postmaster send address change to: Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal, 312 Market St. Rockand, MA 02370 USPS #22-358 | Vol. 28 Issue 4 Subscription rates: $99 - one year, $198 - two years, $4 - single copy

Tracy Jones

Does This Excuse Make My But Look Big?

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ne day, during lunch break, a construc- tion worker opened

his lunchbox, pulled out two sandwiches, hoisted them aloft, and cried to the heav- ens in anguish, “Not peanut- butter sandwiches again!” The next day, he opened his lunchbox, peered inside, and wailed in agony, “Not peanut butter sandwiches again!” Day after day, the same scene played out: open lunch box, extract contents, “Not peanut-butter sandwiches again!” Finally, after thirteen days of unchanging lunchtime drama, his coworker said, “Say, mister, if you don’t like peanut-butter sandwiches, why don’t you ask your wife to make you something else?” “You leave my wife out of this,” he replied. “I MAKEMY OWN LUNCH!” We all make our own sand- wiches and too many of us make sandwiches that we

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don’t like to eat. Negative elements often take root in our lives because we allow ourselves to get caught up in an endless cycle of excuses instead of taking action. Here are a few ways to take control of what’s in your lunchbox. Prune the word but from your vocabulary: It’s just as important to weed your mind as it is your physical surroundings, and the most powerful and effective way to accomplish this is to prune the word but from your vo-

cabulary. Excuses are men- tal weeds that strangle any chance of new growth regard- less of how many seeds you plant. Excuses are virulent vines that strangle everything in their vicinity. Excusatory words can be just as venom- ous as accusatory ones. Steer clear of both. They are two strains of the same weed. When you expunge but from your vocabulary an amazing thing happens: where you used to see unfairness and continued on page 14A

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