This is A Little Slice of Joy for you on this day, Friday December 13, 2024.

Sana joins me to talk about my experience traveling to Vietnam in January 2021. After much red tape, arduous planning and travel, I was forced to endure a 14-day "quarantine" at the Wyndham Garden Maximum Security Facility before finally being reunited with my dear wife.

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This is A Little Slice of Joy for you on this day, Thursday December 12, 2024.

1. Chinese: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now."

2. Japanese: "Fall seven times, stand up eight."

3. Indian: "The tree does not bother about flowers that fall."

4. Korean: "Even monkeys fall from trees."

5. Vietnamese: "Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet."

6. Thai: "If you pick up one end of a stick, you also pick up the other."

7. Persian: "A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the wrong time."

8. Filipino: "He who does not look back at where he came from will never get to his destination."

9. Chinese: "To know the road ahead, ask those coming back."

10. Japanese: "A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle."

11. Indian: "Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere."

12. Korean: "A tiger’s stripes are on the outside, but a man’s are on the inside."

13. Vietnamese: "When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree."

14. Thai: "Do not let your shadow walk you."

15. Mongolian: "The first glass is for the guest, the second for enjoyment, the third for chaos."

16. Tibetan: "A hundred male and a hundred female qualities make a perfect human being."

17. Chinese: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

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This is A Little Slice of Joy for you on this day, Wednesday December 11, 2024.

Today I share with you the bond I have formed with our dog Cinnamon. Cinnamon is a miniature poodle, is about 13 pounds at full-grown size, and has brought Sana and me a great deal of joy.

I share with you my experience meeting Cinnamon, as well as how our bond has grown and flourished over the years.

Also shared is a short teaching on the necessity of focusing on positive things vs. our default state of dwelling on the negative. Inspired by a passage of Scripture.

"Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things."

-St. Paul's letter to the Philippians 4:8

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This is A Little Slice of Joy for you on this day, Tuesday December 10, 2024.

Today we discuss what it means to be a "real man."

BLUF: It has nothing to do with the National Football League.

Oh, BLUF is an acronym for "bottom line up front."

We also discuss the correct pronunciation of the word "salmon" and give a little inside baseball on how podcasts are made!

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This is A Little Slice of Joy for you on this day, Monday December 9, 2024.

Today we discuss recent research that reveals what St. Nicholas, the great father of the Church who through time became known to us as Santa Claus, actually looked like. It turns out the iconographers of the Church were pretty close in their depictions!

We also discuss the concept of forgiveness, the banality of evil, and how not to pronounce the word AUTHENTICITY!

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This is A Little Slice of Joy for you on this day, Saturday December 7, 2024.

Today we hear a story of a timid lion who discovered the strength within when needed most; the science of kindness; and a...(ahem) inspirational quote that just might save your life!

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This is A Little Slice of Joy for you on this day, Friday December 6, 2024.

Do miracles occur today? I have some stories to share with you from an interview I recently conducted with a sweet lady named Frederica Mathewes-Green. Frederica is an Orthodox Christian scholar, and was very gracious with her time as I ran my mouth sharing these stories!

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This is A Little Slice of Joy for you on this day, Thursday December 5, 2024.

Today we share with you a powerful story of forgiveness between spouses, a quote from the Persian poet Rumi, and finally a short article from Colorado State University on how Gratitude plants the seeds for Joy!

A Little Slice of Joy is a production of Gramer-Petrulo. Gramer-Petrulo is an acronym for the words: GRAce MERcy PEace TRUth LOve

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