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Nip Grumbling in the Bud – Try “PUP”

Nip Grumbling in the Bud – Try “PUP”

by Novice Michael James | Jan 27, 2024 | Monday Mewsings, Novice Life Practices, Patience

A Challenge is Identified My quest started in our last Chapter.  Amma lamented that her efforts to nip her grumbling yielded no positive results.  “When I start to grumble about someone or something,” she confessed, “the grumbling takes off into an...
Novice Activity – Nip Grumbling in the Bud – Try “PUP”

Novice Activity – Nip Grumbling in the Bud – Try “PUP”

by Novice Michael James | Jan 27, 2024 | Novice Activities, Novice Activities - Novice Life Practices, Novice Activities - Patience

What To Do About Those Dangerous Knives

What To Do About Those Dangerous Knives

by Novice Michael James | Jun 28, 2023 | Felines Unpack the Rule of St. Benedict

“They sleep clothed, and girded with belts or cords;but they should remove their knives,lest they accidentally cut themselves in their sleep.”  RB 22.5 Welcome to “What To Do About Those Dangerous Knives!” I’m Resident Novice Michael James.  The human companion of...

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