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As I think a great many people do nearly every day now, I was surfing through some social media posts…
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In the contemporary world there seem to be a host of beliefs, accepted as unavoidable fact, based on assumptions about…
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One really spectacular benefit of social media is that it allows you to follow those you choose, ignore those you…
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Every now and then in everyone’s life we get distracted by things that we either cannot change or that shouldn’t…
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This is something we all know, but some of us need a reminder about every now and then. You don’t…
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This entry is about living your life in excess but bear with me for a few moments as I share…
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“Only a Sith deals in such absolutes.” Obi-Wan Kenobi. I couldn’t help myself. I had to open with that. The…
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The term “Butterfly Effect” means different things to different people – or many things to each individual. Two movies come…
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One of my all-time favorite motivational quotes is: “I WILL do today what others WON’T so that I CAN do…
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Have you ever considered the distinct difference between placing blame, finding fault and determining responsibility? They are surely all interconnected…
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Any time you put an Army veteran and a Marine Corps veteran at a table together in a social setting…
Continue ReadingSpend Your Energy Wisely
There are many different kinds of energy, and that’s not even getting into the existential discussion about Einstein’s theory and…
Continue ReadingBe Thankful for the Darkness
There’s an old joke about how some people are so stupid they would bang on their hand with a hammer…
Continue ReadingThe Last Place You Look
There is a running joke in my family regarding this old and common event: Someone loses something (like their keys.)…
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Almost daily you can hear someone complain about their life, their day, some part of their job or something else.…
Continue ReadingFalling Down or Getting Knocked Down
Each of us… every single one of us knows what it’s like to fall down. We’ve done it. It’s not…
Continue ReadingSigns You’re Living Your Purpose
Someone once said that there are two truly important days in our life: the day we are born and the…
Continue ReadingDefining & Recognizing Strength
When we hear someone say, “He’s a strong person,” or “She has great inner strength,” it can mean different things…
Continue ReadingTouching Another’s Soul
A long time ago a friend of mine told me that psychologists are just overpaid bartenders who don’t serve you…
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