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When you shop local you are contributing to a someone's story - to their dreams - to their livelihood. And you are contributing to the story - the dream - and the livelihood of your community. When you shop big box you are contributing to some CEO's overblown salary, or in some cases the cycle of poverty due to low employee wages, and the lack of community.

Local business owners are varied in their income levels but every penny they do earn stays in their communities which helps. We all have to work together to keep our communities strong, relevant, and healthy and if we aren't a local business owner the very least we can do to contribute is be a consumer at our community local businesses.

So shop local and help your community write its story.

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The End of Affirmation 365

I've been thinking about it for over a month. Usually, when I'm in it I'm engaged. But this time? I started it indifferent and I've felt indifferent all along. I should have never started. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and they aren't wrong. So when I opened my eyes this morning it was clear. It's time. Time to quit this 365. This is the first 365 that I haven't posted several of the days, the first 365 that I wasn't super excited about, the first 365 that I've quit. I've changed my social media presence and interactions the past year so this is also the first 365 that hardly anyone has been interested in. Is it the topic or my decision to not be as accessible on social media? Or is it some other reason altogether? Well, regardless...I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I can't say if I'll ever do another 365 again. Time will tell and I will know if and when it's time.

Affirmation Day 273

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

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