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The Most Important "Aisle" in a Grocery Store!

The most important aisle in a grocery store doesn't have a number hovering over it. It isn't lined with canned goods, dog food, cereal boxes, or 5 lb. bags of flour and sugar. It's not even the meat counter.

It's the "aisle" full of grocery carts, all bunched together, waiting to be unscrambled for you to begin your shopping adventure.

The birth of the grocery cart dates back to 1939 when entrepreneur Sylvan N. Goldman, owner of the Humpty Dumpty grocery store chain in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma decided to make grocery shopping easier.

He took two folding chairs and envisioned raising one seat several inches and placing the other seat below to give room for baskets. The back of the chair could be used as a handle and wheels could be attached to each leg.

Through his ingenuity, he helped his customers and future generations to "carry the load" in grocery shopping.

Carrying the load.

That's what we're all about.

Helping each other, bearing one another's burdens - but far beyond the stocked aisles of a grocery store.

NOW…More Encouragement For You!

PRINCIPLE

Opportunities always exist to help someone "carry the load."

PLAN

Make a list of 7 things to do this week to help someone "carry the load"(1 thing each day).

POSITIVE APPROACH GOING FORWARD

Invest yourself in the lives of others through good deeds. Let it become a way of life. The dividends are outstanding.

PODCAST FOR THIS WEEK

Give an ear to this podcast of My Unsung Hero. It reinforces how we need to be ready to help others.

My Unsung Hero

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I'm Howell Bigham, and I'm the writer behind all the posts.

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Vitamin E(ncouragement)

Isn't it wonderful that the Bible provides spiritual Vitamin E as you journey through life?

Before you go out the door to begin your day, take a dose of Vitamin E(ncouragement).

It'll give you the motivation to make every moment count. And, you'll feel great!

Here's your weekly spiritual vitamin:

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Motivating Mouths

Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. President, offered his wisdom on carrying the load of others.

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Word of the Week

Altruistic - showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others, without care for one's own interests; unselfish.

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Moving Music

Lean on Me Bill Withers PREVIEW   ​

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