> I just think everybody should take a step back, even for a moment, and analyze their life from the outside and really look at it.

You used the J word! Naughty! 

Good, clear communication uses not a lot of complicated words. Your message is easier to interpret if you don't ramble on (something I'm very guilty of myself). 

"Just", I think is another word to be used as uh, um, etc. 

In your example of the people having their store robbed: 

"They broke in, and just took the money, everyone is ok" 

"They broke in. They took the money. Everyone is ok." 

They mean the same the thing. 

But instead, if I were in the position of telling that story. 

They broke in, took my money. Everyone is ok.

But, there's probably more to the story. Was there violence / trauma involved? Was a door broken, a lock need replacing, extra security measures to be considered. Insurance. 

They didn't <em>just</em> take the money, I'd instead maybe say... 

"They took my earnings from me when they broke in. I'm okay, but I'm not whole."