Life Lessons Archives - The Menchyks https://www.menchyk.com/category/life-lessons/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 21:23:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://www.menchyk.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/menchyks-100x100.jpg Life Lessons Archives - The Menchyks https://www.menchyk.com/category/life-lessons/ 32 32 The Legend of Stinkzilla: The Bug That Shook the Kinzua Bridge https://www.menchyk.com/legend-of-stinkzilla/ https://www.menchyk.com/legend-of-stinkzilla/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:33:31 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=1305 Once upon a time, in the dense, luscious forests of Pennsylvania, there lived a community of stink bugs, generally unnoticed and unremarkable, going about their modest existence in the underbrush. But among these ordinary insects, there vibrated a tale so fantastical, it left the woodland whispering it through the ages. In a particular corner of[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/legend-of-stinkzilla/feed/ 0 Butler Citizen – Wed. Aug 1, 1917 https://www.menchyk.com/butler-citizen-wed-aug-1-1917/ https://www.menchyk.com/butler-citizen-wed-aug-1-1917/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 16:45:01 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=1302 WASHINGTON, July 31, 1917 – Behind the petticoats of a spouse acquired for the purpose of evading the draft will be no safe place for a slacker to hide. The young men who have thronged to marriage license offices since June 20th in the fond hope that the government would look upon them as exempt[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/butler-citizen-wed-aug-1-1917/feed/ 0 6 best mental health advice I was ever given https://www.menchyk.com/6-best-mental-health-advice-tips/ https://www.menchyk.com/6-best-mental-health-advice-tips/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 17:22:57 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=1292 If it still bothers you after 24 hours, speak up within 48 hours. Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for taking care of. A bad day doesn’t mean a bad life. The critical judge in your head does not tell the truth, and it does not have your best interest at heart. Your brain[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/6-best-mental-health-advice-tips/feed/ 0 Miller Street 1938 – 1951 Property Comparison https://www.menchyk.com/miller-st-1938-1951/ https://www.menchyk.com/miller-st-1938-1951/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:52:57 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=1274 If this video doesn’t work, try viewing it onYouTube at https://www.youtube.com/embed/eIdB10v6NBA This is our house before they put the addition on in the 40s. The aerial photos are blurry, but I colorized them a bit to help. My grandparents purchased the property in 1958. There appears to be a 2-3 out-buildings behind the house. One was[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/miller-st-1938-1951/feed/ 0 Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away. https://www.menchyk.com/love-grows-by-giving-the-love-we-give-away-is-the-only-love-we-keep-the-only-way-to-retain-love-is-to-give-it-away/ https://www.menchyk.com/love-grows-by-giving-the-love-we-give-away-is-the-only-love-we-keep-the-only-way-to-retain-love-is-to-give-it-away/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:32:07 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/love-grows-by-giving-the-love-we-give-away-is-the-only-love-we-keep-the-only-way-to-retain-love-is-to-give-it-away/ Author: Elbert Hubbardsource

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/love-grows-by-giving-the-love-we-give-away-is-the-only-love-we-keep-the-only-way-to-retain-love-is-to-give-it-away/feed/ 0 Love is Love no matter old you are, and I knew if I gave you enough time, you'd come back to me. https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-love-no-matter-old-you-are-and-i-knew-if-i-gave-you-enough-time-youd-come-back-to-me/ https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-love-no-matter-old-you-are-and-i-knew-if-i-gave-you-enough-time-youd-come-back-to-me/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:08:06 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-love-no-matter-old-you-are-and-i-knew-if-i-gave-you-enough-time-youd-come-back-to-me/ Author: Nicholas Sparkssource

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-love-no-matter-old-you-are-and-i-knew-if-i-gave-you-enough-time-youd-come-back-to-me/feed/ 0 Love each other dearly always. There is scarcely anything else in the world but that: to love one another. https://www.menchyk.com/love-each-other-dearly-always-there-is-scarcely-anything-else-in-the-world-but-that-to-love-one-another/ https://www.menchyk.com/love-each-other-dearly-always-there-is-scarcely-anything-else-in-the-world-but-that-to-love-one-another/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:59:29 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/love-each-other-dearly-always-there-is-scarcely-anything-else-in-the-world-but-that-to-love-one-another/ Author: Victor Hugosource

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/love-each-other-dearly-always-there-is-scarcely-anything-else-in-the-world-but-that-to-love-one-another/feed/ 0 Love of one is a piece of barbarism: for it is practised at the expense of all others. Love of God likewise. https://www.menchyk.com/love-of-one-is-a-piece-of-barbarism-for-it-is-practised-at-the-expense-of-all-others-love-of-god-likewise/ https://www.menchyk.com/love-of-one-is-a-piece-of-barbarism-for-it-is-practised-at-the-expense-of-all-others-love-of-god-likewise/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:38:47 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/love-of-one-is-a-piece-of-barbarism-for-it-is-practised-at-the-expense-of-all-others-love-of-god-likewise/ Author: Friedrich Nietzschesource

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/love-of-one-is-a-piece-of-barbarism-for-it-is-practised-at-the-expense-of-all-others-love-of-god-likewise/feed/ 0 Love is my sin, and thy dear virtue hate, Hate of my sin, grounded on sinful loving, https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-my-sin-and-thy-dear-virtue-hate-hate-of-my-sin-grounded-on-sinful-loving/ https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-my-sin-and-thy-dear-virtue-hate-hate-of-my-sin-grounded-on-sinful-loving/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:21:04 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-my-sin-and-thy-dear-virtue-hate-hate-of-my-sin-grounded-on-sinful-loving/ Author: William Shakespearesource

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-my-sin-and-thy-dear-virtue-hate-hate-of-my-sin-grounded-on-sinful-loving/feed/ 0 Make yourself a priority https://www.menchyk.com/make-yourself-a-priority/ https://www.menchyk.com/make-yourself-a-priority/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:53:57 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=1172 Make yourself a priority once in a while. It’s not selfish. It’s necessary. – Karen A. Baquiran

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/make-yourself-a-priority/feed/ 0 Love grows by giving. https://www.menchyk.com/love-grows-by-giving/ https://www.menchyk.com/love-grows-by-giving/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2022 03:59:35 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/love-grows-by-giving-the-love-we-give-away-is-the-only-love-we-keep-the-only-way-to-retain-love-is-to-give-it-away/ The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/love-grows-by-giving/feed/ 0 Love each other dearly https://www.menchyk.com/love-each-other-dearly/ https://www.menchyk.com/love-each-other-dearly/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:50:32 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/love-each-other-dearly-always-there-is-scarcely-anything-else-in-the-world-but-that-to-love-one-another/ Love each other dearly, always. There is scarcely anything else in the world but that: to love one another.

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/love-each-other-dearly/feed/ 0 Love is Love https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-love/ https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-love/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:15:46 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-love-no-matter-old-you-are-and-i-knew-if-i-gave-you-enough-time-youd-come-back-to-me/ Love is Love no matter old you are, and I knew if I gave you enough time, you’d come back to me.

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/love-is-love/feed/ 0 Hillbilly Wisdom https://www.menchyk.com/hillbilly-wisdom/ https://www.menchyk.com/hillbilly-wisdom/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:10:07 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=806 Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks, bankers, and politicians at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled. The best sermons are lived, not preached. If[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/hillbilly-wisdom/feed/ 0 Homestead Update – Spring 2022 https://www.menchyk.com/homestead-update-spring-2022/ https://www.menchyk.com/homestead-update-spring-2022/#respond Sun, 29 May 2022 17:55:26 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=779 https://youtu.be/V4FJNgIdFyw We bought my grandmother’s house last fall. It had not been lived in for 8 years and there were a lot of things that needed done. Over the winter, we worked on getting things all put away from the move, but have tackled no other major projects yet. We will wait for winter, I[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/homestead-update-spring-2022/feed/ 0 Speak and think in positive terms. https://www.menchyk.com/speak-and-think-in-positive-terms/ https://www.menchyk.com/speak-and-think-in-positive-terms/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2019 01:32:59 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=358 The world is a reflection of your dominant beliefs. If you constantly focus on and complain about your problems, struggles and worries, you will perpetuate the same circumstances over and over again. If you start to shift your focus towards the more positive aspects of your life and all of the things that could go[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/speak-and-think-in-positive-terms/feed/ 0 Redefine your definition of failure https://www.menchyk.com/redefine-your-definition-of-failure/ https://www.menchyk.com/redefine-your-definition-of-failure/#respond Sat, 07 Jul 2018 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=357 What if, instead of seeing it as a failure when we give something a go and it doesn’t work out, we see it as a victory that we tried in the first place? Perhaps the word failure would be more aptly used in situations where we don’t attempt things at all, because we’re ruled by[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/redefine-your-definition-of-failure/feed/ 0 Embrace a new level of uncertainty https://www.menchyk.com/embrace-a-new-level-of-uncertainty/ https://www.menchyk.com/embrace-a-new-level-of-uncertainty/#respond Fri, 06 Jul 2018 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=356 Tony Robbins once said, “The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty you can comfortably deal with.” Too often we hold ourselves back from taking risks, going after our dreams and creating the life we want to live, because we don’t know exactly how we’re going to get there[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/embrace-a-new-level-of-uncertainty/feed/ 0 Decide to accept yourself no matter what https://www.menchyk.com/decide-to-accept-yourself-no-matter-what/ https://www.menchyk.com/decide-to-accept-yourself-no-matter-what/#respond Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:00:57 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=355 Love yourself on the good days — and love yourself on the bad days too. Love yourself when things go to plan, you light up the room, and kick all of your goals — and love yourself when you make mistakes, succumb to bad habits, and let your fears get the better of you. Unconditional[...]

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]]> https://www.menchyk.com/decide-to-accept-yourself-no-matter-what/feed/ 0 Give up the word ‘should’ https://www.menchyk.com/give-up-the-word-should/ https://www.menchyk.com/give-up-the-word-should/#respond Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:00:27 +0000 https://www.menchyk.com/?p=354 So much of our unhappiness stems from feeling like we are not living up to the standard definition of success, the status quo, media standards and expectations — or that life and other people are not living up to our expectations of how things should be. If we let go of preconceived notions about what we should[...]

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