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Several years ago, I went back home to where I grew up, in a small town with about 1500 people.

What I noticed about those who had changed and those who hadn't had to do with how they lived while going through High School. The kids who didn't have good reputations had changed the most. The kids who had good grades, good values, principles, and morals hadn’t changed much at all.

As I got to know those who still lived there, it was clear that adolescence was good for some and not so good for others. And then there were those who didn't care about any of it.

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How much have you changed as a person in life? Would your friends still see you in the same way today as they did in the past? 

Here’s a challenge for a day: Try going through the whole day as if you were a ten-year-old child. 

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You have to watch your conversations, things you do, and the things you watch on TV. What about your thoughts?  Have you thought about the values, principles and morals having anything to do with your failures and successes in life?

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