Joyce Meyer - Excellence

July 7, 2026 | 27:29

Bible teacher Joyce Meyer shares timeless scriptural principles to show us how we can embrace the best God has for us each and every day of our lives.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Excellence | July 7, 2026

>> joyce: but i think
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>> joyce: but i think it's especially important
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>> joyce: but i think it's especially important to do the right thing
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It's especially important to do the right thing when nobody's
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To do the right thing when nobody's looking except god.
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When nobody's looking except god. and he's always looking.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: when i started
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>> joyce: when i started the ministry 35 years ago,
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>> joyce: when i started the ministry 35 years ago, god put something very
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The ministry 35 years ago, god put something very strongly in my heart.
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God put something very strongly in my heart. and i was actually gonna
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Strongly in my heart. and i was actually gonna teach something else here,
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And i was actually gonna teach something else here, but i really felt like god
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Teach something else here, but i really felt like god wanted me to teach you
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But i really felt like god wanted me to teach you what he told me when
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Wanted me to teach you what he told me when he spoke to me 35 years ago.
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What he told me when he spoke to me 35 years ago. he said, "i'm gonna tell
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He spoke to me 35 years ago. he said, "i'm gonna tell you three things to do,
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He said, "i'm gonna tell you three things to do, and if you do 'em,
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You three things to do, and if you do 'em, i'll bless your ministry.
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And if you do 'em, i'll bless your ministry. always do everything
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I'll bless your ministry. always do everything you do with excellence.
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Always do everything you do with excellence. always be a person of integrity.
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You do with excellence. always be a person of integrity. keep your word, and don't ever
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Always be a person of integrity. keep your word, and don't ever mess around with the money
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Keep your word, and don't ever mess around with the money that goes through your
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Mess around with the money that goes through your hands in ministry."
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That goes through your hands in ministry." he told me things like--
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Hands in ministry." he told me things like-- put things in my heart like,
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He told me things like-- put things in my heart like, if you take a speaking
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Put things in my heart like, if you take a speaking engagement for
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If you take a speaking engagement for a smaller church,
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Engagement for a smaller church, you're gonna go and do--
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A smaller church, you're gonna go and do-- we call 'em camp
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Meetings back then.
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Meetings back then. and you commit to do that,
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Meetings back then. and you commit to do that, and another, much bigger
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And you commit to do that, and another, much bigger offer comes along,
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And another, much bigger offer comes along, you keep your word
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Offer comes along, you keep your word to the first one.
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You keep your word to the first one. and then, he said,
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To the first one. and then, he said, "and keep all the strife
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And then, he said, "and keep all the strife out of your life,
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"and keep all the strife out of your life, out of your ministry,
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Out of your life, out of your ministry, and out of your marriage.
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Out of your ministry, and out of your marriage. do not get in the pulpit
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And out of your marriage. do not get in the pulpit angry and preach."
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Because, you see,
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Because, you see, only where there's unity
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Because, you see, only where there's unity is there blessing and anointing.
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Only where there's unity is there blessing and anointing. psalm 133 not only says,
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Is there blessing and anointing. psalm 133 not only says, there's blessing
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Psalm 133 not only says, there's blessing where there's unity,
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There's blessing where there's unity, but that's where you're
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Where there's unity, but that's where you're gonna find the anointing.
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But that's where you're gonna find the anointing. and so, tonight,
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I'm gonna talk about the first
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I'm gonna talk about the first of those three things,
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I'm gonna talk about the first of those three things, which is excellence.
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Of those three things, which is excellence. and i'm just calling this
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Which is excellence. and i'm just calling this "choosing to be excellent."
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And i'm just calling this "choosing to be excellent." and i say "choosing,"
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"choosing to be excellent." and i say "choosing," because if we don't
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And i say "choosing," because if we don't choose to be excellent,
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Because if we don't choose to be excellent, the flesh will
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Choose to be excellent, the flesh will always be mediocre.
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The flesh will always be mediocre. and mediocre means halfway
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Always be mediocre. and mediocre means halfway between success and failure.
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And mediocre means halfway between success and failure. and i'd say that we live
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Between success and failure. and i'd say that we live in a pretty mediocre world
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And i'd say that we live in a pretty mediocre world today, and it's getting
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In a pretty mediocre world today, and it's getting worse all the time.
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Today, and it's getting worse all the time. and it's up to us--it's not
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Worse all the time. and it's up to us--it's not up to the unbelievers.
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And it's up to us--it's not up to the unbelievers. it's up to us,
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Up to the unbelievers. it's up to us, the believers to set
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It's up to us, the believers to set a standard for other
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The believers to set a standard for other people to follow.
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A standard for other people to follow. we are not to follow them.
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People to follow. we are not to follow them. we are to set a standard
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We are not to follow them. we are to set a standard for them to follow us.
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We are to set a standard for them to follow us. and there's enough of us that
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For them to follow us. and there's enough of us that if everybody will do it--
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And there's enough of us that if everybody will do it-- you hear me?
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If everybody will do it-- you hear me? there is enough of us--i mean,
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You hear me? there is enough of us--i mean, we're all over the world.
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There is enough of us--i mean, we're all over the world. there's enough of us,
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We're all over the world. there's enough of us, if everybody will really start
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There's enough of us, if everybody will really start to not just go to church,
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If everybody will really start to not just go to church, but to serve god with
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To not just go to church, but to serve god with your whole heart,
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But to serve god with your whole heart, to make a full surrender
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Your whole heart, to make a full surrender and to be willing to do what
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To make a full surrender and to be willing to do what you know is right,
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And to be willing to do what you know is right, not what you feel like doing.
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You know is right, not what you feel like doing. amen?
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Not what you feel like doing. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i was thinking today,
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>> joyce: i was thinking today, what would happen if every
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>> joyce: i was thinking today, what would happen if every person--let's just say,
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What would happen if every person--let's just say, every person in here,
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Person--let's just say, every person in here, would make a commitment
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Every person in here, would make a commitment for just 30 days to do what
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Would make a commitment for just 30 days to do what you know to be right instead
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For just 30 days to do what you know to be right instead of what you feel like doing?
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You know to be right instead of what you feel like doing? and i'm not even necessarily
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Of what you feel like doing? and i'm not even necessarily talking about sin.
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And i'm not even necessarily talking about sin. it could be sin,
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Talking about sin. it could be sin, but i'm just talking about just
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It could be sin, but i'm just talking about just doing what you know is right.
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But i'm just talking about just doing what you know is right. you know, it can be little
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Doing what you know is right. you know, it can be little things like, you know,
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You know, it can be little things like, you know, taking office supplies home.
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Things like, you know, taking office supplies home. come on.
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Taking office supplies home. come on. >> [audience laughing]
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Come on. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many paper
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many paper clips and rubber bands,
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>> joyce: how many paper clips and rubber bands, and pens and notepads
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Clips and rubber bands, and pens and notepads do you have that you
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And pens and notepads do you have that you took from the office?
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Do you have that you took from the office? >> [audience laughing]
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Took from the office? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, we'll go on from there.
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>> joyce: well, we'll go on from there. >> [audience laughing]
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We'll go on from there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, there's always--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, there's always-- anytime we're not
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>> joyce: see, there's always-- anytime we're not excellent there's
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Anytime we're not excellent there's always a little conviction,
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Excellent there's always a little conviction, i mean, just a little, you know,
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Always a little conviction, i mean, just a little, you know, that little--like a little
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I mean, just a little, you know, that little--like a little hangnail in your spirit.
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That little--like a little hangnail in your spirit. and when we learn
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Hangnail in your spirit. and when we learn to follow that then
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And when we learn to follow that then we'll learn how to be really,
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To follow that then we'll learn how to be really, really excellent people.
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We'll learn how to be really, really excellent people. you know, if i told you
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Really excellent people. you know, if i told you after the service,
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You know, if i told you after the service, i'm gonna be serving
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After the service, i'm gonna be serving chocolate chip cookies,
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I'm gonna be serving chocolate chip cookies, out in the lobby, that i baked,
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Chocolate chip cookies, out in the lobby, that i baked, how many of you would
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Out in the lobby, that i baked, how many of you would stop and get one because
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How many of you would stop and get one because you like cookies?
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Stop and get one because you like cookies? how many of you would
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You like cookies? how many of you would do it just 'cause you
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How many of you would do it just 'cause you wanted to see me?
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Do it just 'cause you wanted to see me? >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: forget me,
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>> joyce: forget me, we're talking about
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>> joyce: forget me, we're talking about the cookies.
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We're talking about the cookies. >> [audience laughing]
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The cookies. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then, what if i said,
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>> joyce: and then, what if i said, "i have added one little,
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What if i said, "i have added one little, tiny, new ingredient
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"i have added one little, tiny, new ingredient to the batter"?
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Tiny, new ingredient to the batter"? "i just put, like,
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To the batter"? "i just put, like, about a third of a teaspoon
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"i just put, like, about a third of a teaspoon of dog poop in it."
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About a third of a teaspoon of dog poop in it." >> [audience laughing]
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Of dog poop in it." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "but it's stirred
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "but it's stirred into this big batch of batter,
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>> joyce: "but it's stirred into this big batch of batter, and you won't taste it.
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Into this big batch of batter, and you won't taste it. it's just--"
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How many of you would
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How many of you would no longer care to get
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How many of you would no longer care to get one of my cookies?
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No longer care to get one of my cookies? well, see, that's what
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One of my cookies? well, see, that's what we gotta be careful
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Well, see, that's what we gotta be careful of in the world.
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We gotta be careful of in the world. c'mon, you understanding me?
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Of in the world. c'mon, you understanding me? we don't wanna
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C'mon, you understanding me? we don't wanna be christians with just
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We don't wanna be christians with just a little bit of the world in us,
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Be christians with just a little bit of the world in us, where we go to church
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A little bit of the world in us, where we go to church on sunday and act like
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Where we go to church on sunday and act like the devil the rest of the week.
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On sunday and act like the devil the rest of the week. or we go to church on sunday,
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The devil the rest of the week. or we go to church on sunday, and then, on monday,
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Or we go to church on sunday, and then, on monday, we're sitting with everybody
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And then, on monday, we're sitting with everybody else at work gossiping
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We're sitting with everybody else at work gossiping about the boss,
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Else at work gossiping about the boss, and crabbing,
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About the boss, and crabbing, and complaining,
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And crabbing, and complaining, and murmuring,
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And complaining, and murmuring, and grumbling.
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And murmuring, and grumbling. we wanna be excellent.
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And grumbling. we wanna be excellent. and we have to choose
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We wanna be excellent. and we have to choose to be excellent.
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And we have to choose to be excellent. and excellence
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To be excellent. and excellence is not perfection.
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And excellence is not perfection. it's just taking what you
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Is not perfection. it's just taking what you have and doing the best
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It's just taking what you have and doing the best that you can do with it.
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Have and doing the best that you can do with it. you might have an old car,
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That you can do with it. you might have an old car, but that doesn't mean you
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You might have an old car, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't keep it clean.
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But that doesn't mean you shouldn't keep it clean. well...that went over good.
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Shouldn't keep it clean. well...that went over good. >> [audience applauding]
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Well...that went over good. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, some people
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, some people think, "well, i want a new car."
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>> joyce: see, some people think, "well, i want a new car." well, you know what?
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Think, "well, i want a new car." well, you know what? until you keep the old
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Well, you know what? until you keep the old one clean and keep
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Until you keep the old one clean and keep the trash out of it,
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One clean and keep the trash out of it, you may not get a new one.
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The trash out of it, you may not get a new one. >> [audience applauding]
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You may not get a new one. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and it's so important
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and it's so important not to just do the right thing
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>> joyce: and it's so important not to just do the right thing when somebody is looking,
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Not to just do the right thing when somebody is looking, but i think it's especially
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When somebody is looking, but i think it's especially important to do the right
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But i think it's especially important to do the right thing when nobody's
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Important to do the right thing when nobody's looking except god.
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Thing when nobody's looking except god. and he's always looking.
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Looking except god. and he's always looking. >> [audience applauding]
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And he's always looking. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: one of the things
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: one of the things i've challenged myself to do,
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>> joyce: one of the things i've challenged myself to do, and i'm doing this just
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I've challenged myself to do, and i'm doing this just 'cause i felt like god
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And i'm doing this just 'cause i felt like god put it on my heart,
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'cause i felt like god put it on my heart, in my home every time i get
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Put it on my heart, in my home every time i get something out and use it,
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In my home every time i get something out and use it, my goal is to put
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Something out and use it, my goal is to put it back where i got it.
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My goal is to put it back where i got it. and it's amazing what
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It back where i got it. and it's amazing what a difference a room looks
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And it's amazing what a difference a room looks like when you walk out of it.
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A difference a room looks like when you walk out of it. i mean, i was amazed.
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Like when you walk out of it. i mean, i was amazed. you know, 'cause like,
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I mean, i was amazed. you know, 'cause like, a woman goes in the bathroom,
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You know, 'cause like, a woman goes in the bathroom, and we got makeup
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A woman goes in the bathroom, and we got makeup and three combs,
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And we got makeup and three combs, and hair dryers and flat irons,
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And three combs, and hair dryers and flat irons, and lotions and potions and,
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And hair dryers and flat irons, and lotions and potions and, you know, all kinds of stuff.
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And lotions and potions and, you know, all kinds of stuff. and sometimes,
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You know, all kinds of stuff. and sometimes, if i'm in a hurry,
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And sometimes, if i'm in a hurry, i don't put all that stuff back
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If i'm in a hurry, i don't put all that stuff back where it goes right then.
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I don't put all that stuff back where it goes right then. and so, sometimes,
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Where it goes right then. and so, sometimes, it can look like a cyclone
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And so, sometimes, it can look like a cyclone went off in the bathroom.
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It can look like a cyclone went off in the bathroom. and i've been taken time
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Went off in the bathroom. and i've been taken time to just put the lid
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And i've been taken time to just put the lid back on the toothpaste
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To just put the lid back on the toothpaste and put it away.
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Back on the toothpaste and put it away. just do everything
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And put it away. just do everything with excellence.
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Just do everything with excellence. now, see, that may
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With excellence. now, see, that may sound foolish to you,
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Now, see, that may sound foolish to you, but i believe if we're not
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Sound foolish to you, but i believe if we're not excellent in little things...
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But i believe if we're not excellent in little things... >> [audience applauding]
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Excellent in little things... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that we'll never
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that we'll never get around to being
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>> joyce: that we'll never get around to being excellent in bigger things.
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Get around to being excellent in bigger things. so, we have to choose it.
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Excellent in bigger things. so, we have to choose it. you know, we have these
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So, we have to choose it. you know, we have these little instagram posts,
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You know, we have these little instagram posts, as well as being on facebook,
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Little instagram posts, as well as being on facebook, and my team--i don't do this,
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As well as being on facebook, and my team--i don't do this, my team will put captions
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And my team--i don't do this, my team will put captions on these instagram
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My team will put captions on these instagram posts and it's--
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On these instagram posts and it's-- it always has something
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Posts and it's-- it always has something to do with what i'm teaching,
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It always has something to do with what i'm teaching, but it's not necessarily
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To do with what i'm teaching, but it's not necessarily the title of the teaching.
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But it's not necessarily the title of the teaching. and i get such a kick out
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The title of the teaching. and i get such a kick out of looking at how many people
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And i get such a kick out of looking at how many people are watching which titles.
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Recently, i had one,
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Recently, i had one, "study the word."
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Recently, i had one, "study the word." we had 42,000 downloads.
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"study the word." we had 42,000 downloads. i had one that they called,
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We had 42,000 downloads. i had one that they called, "relax and do nothing."
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I had one that they called, "relax and do nothing." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and it had
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>> joyce: and it had 300,000 downloads.
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>> joyce: and it had 300,000 downloads. >> [audience laughing]
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300,000 downloads. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, what does
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, what does that tell you about
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>> joyce: now, what does that tell you about where we're at?
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That tell you about where we're at? see, they saw the title,
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Where we're at? see, they saw the title, "study the word,"
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See, they saw the title, "study the word," one-fourth of the people
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"study the word," one-fourth of the people were only interested in that.
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One-fourth of the people were only interested in that. but if we're gonna
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Were only interested in that. but if we're gonna sit and do nothing,
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But if we're gonna sit and do nothing, everybody likes that.
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Sit and do nothing, everybody likes that. my son was at my house
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Everybody likes that. my son was at my house the other night--he's our baby,
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My son was at my house the other night--he's our baby, but he's 42, he's gonna be 43.
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The other night--he's our baby, but he's 42, he's gonna be 43. and he's got a playful
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But he's 42, he's gonna be 43. and he's got a playful side to him.
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And he's got a playful side to him. and he had this
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Side to him. and he had this country song on,
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And he had this country song on, and i think they were doing
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Country song on, and i think they were doing some kind of line dance
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And i think they were doing some kind of line dance or something.
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Some kind of line dance or something. and he said, "c'mon, mom,
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Or something. and he said, "c'mon, mom, dance with me.
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And he said, "c'mon, mom, dance with me. come on, dance with me."
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Dance with me. come on, dance with me." i don't know if he thought
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Come on, dance with me." i don't know if he thought i couldn't do it,
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I don't know if he thought i couldn't do it, or wouldn't do it, or what,
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I couldn't do it, or wouldn't do it, or what, but i got up and started
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Or wouldn't do it, or what, but i got up and started trying to dance with him.
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But i got up and started trying to dance with him. and you know, it was put
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Trying to dance with him. and you know, it was put your right foot here,
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And you know, it was put your right foot here, and your left foot there.
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Your right foot here, and your left foot there. you know, do this,
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And your left foot there. you know, do this, and that and...
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You know, do this, and that and... and so...
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And that and... and so... >> [audience laughing]
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And so... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he's filming
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he's filming the whole thing
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>> joyce: he's filming the whole thing and he puts it on facebook.
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The whole thing and he puts it on facebook. >> [audience laughing]
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And he puts it on facebook. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: ok, now,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: ok, now, are you ready for this?
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>> joyce: ok, now, are you ready for this? we've had 1,000,300
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Are you ready for this? we've had 1,000,300 views on that.
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We've had 1,000,300 views on that. >> [audience laughing]
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Views on that. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it's actually funny,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it's actually funny, but it makes me mad that
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>> joyce: it's actually funny, but it makes me mad that people are more interested
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But it makes me mad that people are more interested in seeing me goof around,
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People are more interested in seeing me goof around, than will study the word.
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In seeing me goof around, than will study the word. so, maybe, i've got
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Than will study the word. so, maybe, i've got the wrong career.
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So, maybe, i've got the wrong career. maybe i need to take
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The wrong career. maybe i need to take up dancing.
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Maybe i need to take up dancing. i don't know.
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Up dancing. i don't know. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: but the reason
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>> joyce: but the reason why i share this with
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>> joyce: but the reason why i share this with you is because it shows
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Why i share this with you is because it shows you where people are at.
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You is because it shows you where people are at. and it's concerning.
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You where people are at. and it's concerning. it's actually frightening
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And it's concerning. it's actually frightening to me sometimes,
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It's actually frightening to me sometimes, to see that 300,000 people
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To me sometimes, to see that 300,000 people would like to sit back
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To see that 300,000 people would like to sit back and do nothing,
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Would like to sit back and do nothing, and only 42,000 would
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And do nothing, and only 42,000 would like to study the word.
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And only 42,000 would like to study the word. the bible says
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Like to study the word. the bible says in 2 corinthians 5:20 that
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The bible says in 2 corinthians 5:20 that "we are ambassadors for christ."
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In 2 corinthians 5:20 that "we are ambassadors for christ." and an ambassador
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"we are ambassadors for christ." and an ambassador is a representative
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And an ambassador is a representative of another country,
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Is a representative of another country, or another kingdom,
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Of another country, or another kingdom, or another person.
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Or another kingdom, or another person. and i love
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Or another person. and i love the amplified translation
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And i love the amplified translation of 2 corinthians of 5:20,
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The amplified translation of 2 corinthians of 5:20, because it says,
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Of 2 corinthians of 5:20, because it says, "we are christ's personal
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Because it says, "we are christ's personal representatives--"
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"we are christ's personal representatives--" now, just get this.
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Representatives--" now, just get this. "we are his personal
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Now, just get this. "we are his personal representatives,
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"we are his personal representatives, and he is making his appeal,
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Representatives, and he is making his appeal, to the world, through us."
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And he is making his appeal, to the world, through us." now, that is strong.
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To the world, through us." now, that is strong. so, that means that
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Now, that is strong. so, that means that i can't just go out
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So, that means that i can't just go out and do what i feel like,
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I can't just go out and do what i feel like, i need to choose to do what
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And do what i feel like, i need to choose to do what i know i should do.
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I need to choose to do what i know i should do. the flesh is strong,
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I know i should do. the flesh is strong, and it'll pull you
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The flesh is strong, and it'll pull you in the wrong direction.
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And it'll pull you in the wrong direction. the bible says in galatians
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In the wrong direction. the bible says in galatians that the spirit wars against
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The bible says in galatians that the spirit wars against the flesh and the flesh wars
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That the spirit wars against the flesh and the flesh wars against the spirit that they
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The flesh and the flesh wars against the spirit that they are continually antagonistic
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Against the spirit that they are continually antagonistic toward one another.
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Are continually antagonistic toward one another. so, the devil will always
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Work through our flesh,
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Work through our flesh, which is your body
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Work through our flesh, which is your body and the part of your soul
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Which is your body and the part of your soul that's not been crucified
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And the part of your soul that's not been crucified and belongs to christ.
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That's not been crucified and belongs to christ. and our spirit is the deepest
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And belongs to christ. and our spirit is the deepest part of us where christ lives.
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: all right.
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>> ginger: all right. we're gonna talk about family
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>> ginger: all right. we're gonna talk about family and they're probably listening.
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We're gonna talk about family and they're probably listening. so, we'll have to be careful
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And they're probably listening. so, we'll have to be careful during this candid conversation.
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But every family--i think
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But every family--i think it's safe to say,
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It's safe to say, every family has some difficult
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Every family has some difficult dynamics at times when
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Dynamics at times when not everything is perfect.
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Not everything is perfect. so, what suggestions,
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So, what suggestions, what have you experienced
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What have you experienced when your family's not
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When your family's not playing real nice together?
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Playing real nice together? what do we do?
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What do we do? >> joyce: well, first of all,
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>> joyce: well, first of all, i'm still trying to learn
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I'm still trying to learn that it's not my job to try
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That it's not my job to try to always fix it.
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To always fix it. if it's--
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If it's-- >> ginger: that's such
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>> ginger: that's such a great point, to start with.
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A great point, to start with. >> joyce: a couple of my kids
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>> joyce: a couple of my kids are not getting along,
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Are not getting along, and i--because i love
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And i--because i love to fix things, and i can't
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To fix things, and i can't stand strife and trouble.
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Stand strife and trouble. i grew up in a household
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I grew up in a household that was just full of strife,
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That was just full of strife, and so i just--
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And so i just-- i don't--i really, really,
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I don't--i really, really, really don't like it.
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Really don't like it. so, it almost becomes
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So, it almost becomes a point of weakness for me.
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Had my kids tell me,
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Had my kids tell me, "you do not have to solve this.
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Had my kids tell me, "you do not have to solve this. we will work it out."
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"you do not have to solve this. we will work it out." and you know, all of your
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We will work it out." and you know, all of your children can love each other,
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And you know, all of your children can love each other, but they're not all alike.
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Children can love each other, but they're not all alike. and so, they have
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But they're not all alike. and so, they have different issues.
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And so, they have different issues. and then, if you--
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Different issues. and then, if you-- like, a lot of my kids work
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And then, if you-- like, a lot of my kids work for me so that even
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Like, a lot of my kids work for me so that even doubles up the issue.
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For me so that even doubles up the issue. and--but i do believe that
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Doubles up the issue. and--but i do believe that in my family, we are committed
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And--but i do believe that in my family, we are committed to finding a place of peace.
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In my family, we are committed to finding a place of peace. even though somebody may
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To finding a place of peace. even though somebody may stay upset for a little while,
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Even though somebody may stay upset for a little while, they're usually pretty quick
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Stay upset for a little while, they're usually pretty quick to come back to just
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They're usually pretty quick to come back to just agreeing to disagree
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To come back to just agreeing to disagree peacefully or whatever
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Agreeing to disagree peacefully or whatever the situation may be.
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Peacefully or whatever the situation may be. >> ginger: yeah.
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The situation may be. >> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: and you know,
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>> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: and you know, family is so important.
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>> joyce: and you know, family is so important. and today, especially,
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Family is so important. and today, especially, we're losing--
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And today, especially, we're losing-- people don't understand
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We're losing-- people don't understand the importance of family.
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People don't understand the importance of family. you know, god created
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The importance of family. you know, god created families, and he wants
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You know, god created families, and he wants us to pass things down
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Families, and he wants us to pass things down from generation to generation.
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Us to pass things down from generation to generation. and there's--it's obvious
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From generation to generation. and there's--it's obvious that satan hates unity.
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And there's--it's obvious that satan hates unity. when there's unity,
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That satan hates unity. when there's unity, especially in a family,
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When there's unity, especially in a family, and people really
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Especially in a family, and people really love each other,
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And people really love each other, you become a danger to him,
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Love each other, you become a danger to him, and he knows that.
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You become a danger to him, and he knows that. so, he's always trying
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And he knows that. so, he's always trying to cause problems.
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So, he's always trying to cause problems. what about you?
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To cause problems. what about you? >> ginger: i think
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What about you? >> ginger: i think it's so interesting
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>> ginger: i think it's so interesting to look at our situations
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It's so interesting to look at our situations because you are working
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To look at our situations because you are working with your family.
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Because you are working with your family. you're close
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With your family. you're close to all of your family.
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You're close to all of your family. not everyone's here
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To all of your family. not everyone's here in town anymore,
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Not everyone's here in town anymore, but it has been that
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In town anymore, but it has been that way for a long time.
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But it has been that way for a long time. so, like, everything
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Way for a long time. so, like, everything was all one.
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So, like, everything was all one. you were together so much.
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Was all one. you were together so much. mine is kind of the opposite.
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You were together so much. mine is kind of the opposite. we don't have any
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Mine is kind of the opposite. we don't have any family here in town.
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We don't have any family here in town. they're really spread out
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Family here in town. they're really spread out to many different states.
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They're really spread out to many different states. and the difference there
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To many different states. and the difference there is either you're living
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And the difference there is either you're living and working together
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Is either you're living and working together so much that you have
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And working together so much that you have to figure out how to do it.
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So much that you have to figure out how to do it. or in my case, because we don't
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To figure out how to do it. or in my case, because we don't have that much time when we're
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Or in my case, because we don't have that much time when we're all together, when we are,
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Have that much time when we're all together, when we are, i do want it to be perfect.
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All together, when we are, i do want it to be perfect. i want it to be problem free
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I do want it to be perfect. i want it to be problem free and everyone to get along
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I want it to be problem free and everyone to get along and be happy.
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And everyone to get along and be happy. and it doesn't always
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And be happy. and it doesn't always work that way.
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And it doesn't always work that way. sometimes those short times
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Work that way. sometimes those short times that you have together,
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Sometimes those short times that you have together, aren't as glorious
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That you have together, aren't as glorious as you wanted them to be.
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Aren't as glorious as you wanted them to be. so, there are always challenges.
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As you wanted them to be. so, there are always challenges. >> joyce: yeah, and i just--
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So, there are always challenges. >> joyce: yeah, and i just-- i think it's important
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>> joyce: yeah, and i just-- i think it's important for people to hear today that
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I think it's important for people to hear today that if you're having some struggles
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For people to hear today that if you're having some struggles in your family dynamics,
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If you're having some struggles in your family dynamics, you're certainly
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In your family dynamics, you're certainly not the only one.
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You're certainly not the only one. i think that if people are
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Not the only one. i think that if people are going to get along,
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I think that if people are going to get along, they're going to have
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Going to get along, they're going to have to do it on purpose because
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They're going to have to do it on purpose because we just--we're different.
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To do it on purpose because we just--we're different. you know, it amazes me how
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We just--we're different. you know, it amazes me how different all my children are.
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You know, it amazes me how different all my children are. and i think that,
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Different all my children are. and i think that, you know, in any kind
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And i think that, you know, in any kind of a relationship--
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You know, in any kind of a relationship-- but in families, we are required
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Of a relationship-- but in families, we are required to all love each other.
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But in families, we are required to all love each other. but you may not be able
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To all love each other. but you may not be able to spend as much time
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But you may not be able to spend as much time with one person as you
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To spend as much time with one person as you would somebody else.
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With one person as you would somebody else. you know, you can't--sometimes,
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Would somebody else. you know, you can't--sometimes, people are just so different
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You know, you can't--sometimes, people are just so different that it's just difficult
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People are just so different that it's just difficult to spend a great deal
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That it's just difficult to spend a great deal of time with them.
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To spend a great deal of time with them. but i know in our family
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Of time with them. but i know in our family that if anybody in our family
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But i know in our family that if anybody in our family was hurting, or had a need,
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That if anybody in our family was hurting, or had a need, everybody would forget
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Was hurting, or had a need, everybody would forget any differences they have,
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Everybody would forget any differences they have, and come to their rescue.
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Any differences they have, and come to their rescue. and i think that,
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And come to their rescue. and i think that, that proves that
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And i think that, that proves that everybody loves each other.
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I mean, i know that my--i mean,
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I mean, i know that my--i mean, my dad, when i was growing up,
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My dad, when i was growing up, i remember, like,
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I remember, like, if anybody, and especially,
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If anybody, and especially, in my mother's family,
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In my mother's family, did anything that angered him,
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Did anything that angered him, i mean, he would just,
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I mean, he would just, like, write 'em off.
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Like, write 'em off. he'd never speak to them again.
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He'd never speak to them again. and that's a terrible way to be.
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And that's a terrible way to be. i mean, you--
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I mean, you-- >> ginger: and i'm sure there
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>> ginger: and i'm sure there are people right now
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Are people right now dealing with that stuff
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Dealing with that stuff in their own families.
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In their own families. >> joyce: right, you have to--
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>> joyce: right, you have to-- families are a powerful unit.
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Families are a powerful unit. and we really need to work
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And we really need to work extra, extra, extra hard
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In our families.
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In our families. and like i said, sometimes you
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In our families. and like i said, sometimes you have to agree to disagree
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And like i said, sometimes you have to agree to disagree >> ginger: mm-hmm.
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Have to agree to disagree >> ginger: mm-hmm. i've learned a lot about
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>> ginger: mm-hmm. i've learned a lot about expectations, too.
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I've learned a lot about expectations, too. >> joyce: that's good.
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Expectations, too. >> joyce: that's good. >> ginger: if i expect
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>> joyce: that's good. >> ginger: if i expect too much of my family,
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>> ginger: if i expect too much of my family, or even things that
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Too much of my family, or even things that i think they should know,
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Or even things that i think they should know, but that is unsaid, you know,
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I think they should know, but that is unsaid, you know, that's not fair to anyone.
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But that is unsaid, you know, that's not fair to anyone. and it disappoints
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That's not fair to anyone. and it disappoints me and it's not fair to them.
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And it disappoints me and it's not fair to them. and so, i really have
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Me and it's not fair to them. and so, i really have learned a lot about that,
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And so, i really have learned a lot about that, to enjoy the good times
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Learned a lot about that, to enjoy the good times that we do have,
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To enjoy the good times that we do have, and enjoy being together
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That we do have, and enjoy being together without putting unfair
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And enjoy being together without putting unfair expectations on them
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Without putting unfair expectations on them or on myself.
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Expectations on them or on myself. >> joyce: and we have
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Or on myself. >> joyce: and we have to keep in mind that
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>> joyce: and we have to keep in mind that children are lots, lots,
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To keep in mind that children are lots, lots, lots younger than we are.
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Children are lots, lots, lots younger than we are. and we've learned
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Lots younger than we are. and we've learned a lot over the years.
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And we've learned a lot over the years. like, to me, getting
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A lot over the years. like, to me, getting angry and staying angry
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Like, to me, getting angry and staying angry is just not worth it.
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Angry and staying angry is just not worth it. i mean, you know,
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Is just not worth it. i mean, you know, being right is highly overrated.
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I mean, you know, being right is highly overrated. and a lot of arguments
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Being right is highly overrated. and a lot of arguments are caused over,
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And a lot of arguments are caused over, "well, i'm right."
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Are caused over, "well, i'm right." "well, no, i'm right."
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"well, i'm right." "well, no, i'm right." "well, i'm right."
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"well, no, i'm right." "well, i'm right." "well, i'm right."
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"well, i'm right." "well, i'm right." or, you don't always
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"well, i'm right." or, you don't always have to give your opinion.
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Or, you don't always have to give your opinion. a lot of times--
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Have to give your opinion. a lot of times-- >> ginger: oh,
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A lot of times-- >> ginger: oh, that's a good point.
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>> ginger: oh, that's a good point. >> joyce: i mean, a lot
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That's a good point. >> joyce: i mean, a lot of arguments or strife
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>> joyce: i mean, a lot of arguments or strife in families are caused
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Of arguments or strife in families are caused over just opinions.
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In families are caused over just opinions. >> ginger: we know of things,
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Over just opinions. >> ginger: we know of things, we just don't talk about,
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>> ginger: we know of things, we just don't talk about, honestly, because we have
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We just don't talk about, honestly, because we have very different perspectives.
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Honestly, because we have very different perspectives. >> joyce: right, and that's--
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Very different perspectives. >> joyce: right, and that's-- you know, everybody has
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>> joyce: right, and that's-- you know, everybody has a right to feel the way
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You know, everybody has a right to feel the way they feel about things.
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A right to feel the way they feel about things. they don't have a right to push
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They feel about things. they don't have a right to push it off on everybody else.
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They don't have a right to push it off on everybody else. and i'm gonna say that again.
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It off on everybody else. and i'm gonna say that again. everybody has a right
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And i'm gonna say that again. everybody has a right to feel how they wanna feel
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Everybody has a right to feel how they wanna feel or think what they wanna think,
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To feel how they wanna feel or think what they wanna think, but they don't have a right
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Or think what they wanna think, but they don't have a right to push it off on somebody else.
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But they don't have a right to push it off on somebody else. i will say that everybody
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To push it off on somebody else. i will say that everybody in my family is--and i mean,
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I will say that everybody in my family is--and i mean, there's not a lot of issues.
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In my family is--and i mean, there's not a lot of issues. it's not like, you know,
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There's not a lot of issues. it's not like, you know, people are having issues
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It's not like, you know, people are having issues all the time, but when they do,
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People are having issues all the time, but when they do, they are pretty quick to make
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All the time, but when they do, they are pretty quick to make peace and go on beyond it.
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They are pretty quick to make peace and go on beyond it. and i think that's probably
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Peace and go on beyond it. and i think that's probably very, very important.
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And i think that's probably very, very important. >> ginger: something else
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Very, very important. >> ginger: something else about families is that
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>> ginger: something else about families is that they don't stay the same.
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About families is that they don't stay the same. they change.
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They don't stay the same. they change. we grow, we learn,
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They change. we grow, we learn, new children come
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We grow, we learn, new children come into the family.
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New children come into the family. you know, someone gets
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Into the family. you know, someone gets married, blended families.
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You know, someone gets married, blended families. there are so many different
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Married, blended families. there are so many different dynamics that everyone
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There are so many different dynamics that everyone is dealing with out there
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Dynamics that everyone is dealing with out there that we have to be really
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Is dealing with out there that we have to be really adaptable, and we have
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That we have to be really adaptable, and we have to pray so much
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Adaptable, and we have to pray so much over our families.
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To pray so much over our families. >> joyce: well, you can take
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Over our families. >> joyce: well, you can take one situation like holidays,
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>> joyce: well, you can take one situation like holidays, like a christmas holiday,
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One situation like holidays, like a christmas holiday, or a thanksgiving holiday.
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Like a christmas holiday, or a thanksgiving holiday. and so, you know, we always,
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Or a thanksgiving holiday. and so, you know, we always, always celebrated christmas
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And so, you know, we always, always celebrated christmas with our grown children
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Always celebrated christmas with our grown children on the morning of christmas eve.
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With our grown children on the morning of christmas eve. and we would, you know,
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On the morning of christmas eve. and we would, you know, for a lot of years,
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And we would, you know, for a lot of years, they came to my house,
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For a lot of years, they came to my house, and then when there
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They came to my house, and then when there were so many kids,
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And then when there were so many kids, my house was not really
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Were so many kids, my house was not really kid-friendly anymore.
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My house was not really kid-friendly anymore. i don't have a basket
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Kid-friendly anymore. i don't have a basket full of toys.
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I don't have a basket full of toys. and so, we started going
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Full of toys. and so, we started going to my daughter's house
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And so, we started going to my daughter's house because they had games
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To my daughter's house because they had games and things that kids could play.
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Because they had games and things that kids could play. well, then, as the kids
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And things that kids could play. well, then, as the kids started getting married,
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Well, then, as the kids started getting married, then things needed to start
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Started getting married, then things needed to start changing because they now
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Then things needed to start changing because they now had another set of parents.
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Changing because they now had another set of parents. >> ginger: i know.
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Had another set of parents. >> ginger: i know. then you have to share your
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>> ginger: i know. then you have to share your family with other people.
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Then you have to share your family with other people. >> joyce: then, a lot of them
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Family with other people. >> joyce: then, a lot of them had to be--
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>> joyce: then, a lot of them had to be-- and then, we had grandkids
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Had to be-- and then, we had grandkids working where they couldn't
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And then, we had grandkids working where they couldn't be off on christmas
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Working where they couldn't be off on christmas eve morning.
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Be off on christmas eve morning. and so, we've had to really
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Eve morning. and so, we've had to really make some adjustments.
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And so, we've had to really make some adjustments. and at first, there was
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Make some adjustments. and at first, there was a couple of people that really,
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And at first, there was a couple of people that really, really balked about it.
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A couple of people that really, really balked about it. you know, "well, my daughter
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Really balked about it. you know, "well, my daughter can't be there then.
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You know, "well, my daughter can't be there then. and so, it's not fair to have
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Can't be there then. and so, it's not fair to have it then, if my daughter can't
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And so, it's not fair to have it then, if my daughter can't be there, and yours can."
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It then, if my daughter can't be there, and yours can." and we finally just had
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Be there, and yours can." and we finally just had to say, "you know,
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And we finally just had to say, "you know, we're gonna do it the sunday
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To say, "you know, we're gonna do it the sunday before christmas, and whoever
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We're gonna do it the sunday before christmas, and whoever can be there, can be there."
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Before christmas, and whoever can be there, can be there." it's easier to ask off on a day
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Can be there, can be there." it's easier to ask off on a day that's not a holiday.
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It's easier to ask off on a day that's not a holiday. and so--but we had
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That's not a holiday. and so--but we had to work through that.
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And so--but we had to work through that. and, you know, i always said,
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To work through that. and, you know, i always said, "i am not gonna be the type
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And, you know, i always said, "i am not gonna be the type of mother that's going
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"i am not gonna be the type of mother that's going to have a fit if one of my kids
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Of mother that's going to have a fit if one of my kids can't be there for thanksgiving,
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To have a fit if one of my kids can't be there for thanksgiving, or christmas, or christmas eve."
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Can't be there for thanksgiving, or christmas, or christmas eve." and it's morphed into
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Or christmas, or christmas eve." and it's morphed into my daughter said this
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And it's morphed into my daughter said this morning--she said,
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My daughter said this morning--she said, "we actually--" she said,
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Morning--she said, "we actually--" she said, "things have changed so much
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"we actually--" she said, "things have changed so much for us--" 'cause they now,
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"things have changed so much for us--" 'cause they now, have four grown children.
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For us--" 'cause they now, have four grown children. and she said, "things have
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Have four grown children. and she said, "things have changed for us so much now
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And she said, "things have changed for us so much now that--" her and my son-in-law
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Changed for us so much now that--" her and my son-in-law are gonna be home by themselves
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That--" her and my son-in-law are gonna be home by themselves on christmas day.
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Are gonna be home by themselves on christmas day. and dave and i are too because
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On christmas day. and dave and i are too because we're doing everything
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And dave and i are too because we're doing everything at different times.
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We're doing everything at different times. but that's ok.
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At different times. but that's ok. it's just a day.
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But that's ok. it's just a day. we don't have to make
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It's just a day. we don't have to make a mountain out of something
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We don't have to make a mountain out of something that you don't have
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A mountain out of something that you don't have to make a mountain out of,
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That you don't have to make a mountain out of, just because, you know,
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To make a mountain out of, just because, you know, "well, traditionally,
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Just because, you know, "well, traditionally, that's what we've always done."
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"well, traditionally, that's what we've always done." but you can change.
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That's what we've always done." but you can change. >> ginger: yeah, i think
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But you can change. >> ginger: yeah, i think it's a great point just
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>> ginger: yeah, i think it's a great point just to realize that every
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It's a great point just to realize that every family has their stuff.
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To realize that every family has their stuff. you know, we might try
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Family has their stuff. you know, we might try to keep it hidden,
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You know, we might try to keep it hidden, but we all have things.
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To keep it hidden, but we all have things. i know some families deal with
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But we all have things. i know some families deal with some really difficult things.
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I know some families deal with some really difficult things. but family is--it's a gift.
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Some really difficult things. but family is--it's a gift. it's worth fighting for.
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But family is--it's a gift. it's worth fighting for. it's not always worth
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It's worth fighting for. it's not always worth fighting in-between.
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It's not always worth fighting in-between. >> joyce: yeah.
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Fighting in-between. >> joyce: yeah. and i think maybe i'd just
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>> joyce: yeah. and i think maybe i'd just like to leave people with
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And i think maybe i'd just like to leave people with this thought: is what
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Like to leave people with this thought: is what you're arguing about,
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This thought: is what you're arguing about, is it really worth it?
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You're arguing about, is it really worth it? i mean, if you really
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Is it really worth it? i mean, if you really stop and think.
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I mean, if you really stop and think. so many of the things
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Stop and think. so many of the things that people argue and fight
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So many of the things that people argue and fight about are just petty.
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That people argue and fight about are just petty. i mean, they're just things
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About are just petty. i mean, they're just things that really--it's just not
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I mean, they're just things that really--it's just not worth it, you know.
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That really--it's just not worth it, you know. "is my opinion being right
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Worth it, you know. "is my opinion being right that important for me
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"is my opinion being right that important for me to ruin a family relationship
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That important for me to ruin a family relationship just because i'm determined
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To ruin a family relationship just because i'm determined that you're gonna agree
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Just because i'm determined that you're gonna agree with my opinion?"
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That you're gonna agree with my opinion?" so.
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With my opinion?" so. >> ginger: yeah, we learn
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So. >> ginger: yeah, we learn a lot along the way,
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>> ginger: yeah, we learn a lot along the way, that's for sure.
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A lot along the way, that's for sure. >> joyce: we do.
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That's for sure. >> joyce: we do. so, stay in peace.
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>> joyce: we do. so, stay in peace. that's where the blessings are,
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So, stay in peace. that's where the blessings are, where there's peace.
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>> [music]
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>> [repeating sounds:
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>> [repeating sounds: alarms, reports, phones ringing]
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Alarms, reports, phones ringing] >> weather man: today's local
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>> weather man: today's local weather is a mixed bag
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Weather is a mixed bag of clouds and rain.
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Of clouds and rain. >> joyce: if you've been parked
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>> joyce: if you've been parked at the same place way too long,
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At the same place way too long, you're stuck.
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You're stuck. and it's time to blast
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And it's time to blast out of that place
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Out of that place and say, "i've had it.
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And say, "i've had it. i'm no longer gonna
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I'm no longer gonna let the past control me.
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Let the past control me. i am gonna get well,
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I am gonna get well, get on with god,
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Get on with god, and have the life
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And have the life he intended me to have."
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He intended me to have." >> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: what if
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>> ginger: what if the only thing
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The only thing standing between you
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Standing between you and the life you want
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And the life you want is that nasty
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Is that nasty feeling of being stuck?
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Feeling of being stuck? stuck in routines
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Stuck in routines or patterns
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Or patterns that no longer work,
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That no longer work, they don't inspire
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They don't inspire you and you can't
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You and you can't seem to break free.
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Seem to break free. well, escape the monotony
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Well, escape the monotony and the procrastination
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And the procrastination with joyce's book,
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>> ginger: god designed
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>> ginger: god designed you to move forward
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The muck and reroute your destination
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A difference in many, many lives.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: ready
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>> announcer: ready to transform your story?
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To transform your story? let's celebrate your style,
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Let's celebrate your style, quirks, and potential.
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Quirks, and potential. >> joyce: god has
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>> joyce: god has got a plan for you.
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Got a plan for you. i want you to get
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I want you to get that tonight.
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That tonight. >> announcer: every
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>> announcer: every journey is unique,
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Journey is unique, and god's hand is at work.
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And god's hand is at work. >> christine: we are talking
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>> christine: we are talking about eternal transformation
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About eternal transformation from the inside out.
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From the inside out. >> announcer: come discover
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>> announcer: come discover the beauty where struggles
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The beauty where struggles become strength as god moves
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Become strength as god moves you toward a life transformed.
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You toward a life transformed. >> lisa: today he's making
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>> lisa: today he's making all things new.
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All things new. >> announcer: join us for
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>> announcer: join us for the 2026 love life women's
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And her guests, christine caine,
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Christine caine, lisa harper,
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And worship with natalie grant
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Natalie grant and hope darst.
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And hope darst. october 22-24th
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October 22-24th in tampa, florida.
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In tampa, florida. >> joyce: my story,
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>> joyce: my story, your story,
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Your story, they are vital.
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They are vital. together,
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Together, let's discover the beautiful
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Let's discover the beautiful road they can take.
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Road they can take. i really hope
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I really hope to see you there.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Excellence

July 7, 2026 | 27:29

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