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Is Belief in Karma a Religion?
Nearly every day of my life I hear someone say, “Karma’s a bitch,” or, “Watch what you do; you don’t…
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Always and Never
“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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Spend 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…
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Are Ghosts Real?
This is always a good conversation starter: Do you believe in ghosts? The answers vary from, “Nope. They don’t exist,”…
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Live A Better Life
Almost daily you can hear someone complain about their life, their day, some part of their job or something else.…
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Brightest Lights During The Darkest Times
NOTE: This blog isn’t being written, or even approached, with journalistic structure or professionalism in mind. The topic is suicide:…
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Coaching, Mentoring & Criticizing
Just this morning (as I type this) I enjoyed a quick back-and-forth conversation on social media and then via email…
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Understanding the Trauma of Trivia
One of the most important parts of communication is understanding or at least attempting to see and understand the point…
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Are You a Warrior? BE a Warrior
From dictionary.com, the definition of “Warrior:” A person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier. A person who shows or has…
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The Birthplace of Souls
As happens with most thoughts we consider to be deep or memorable – worthy of remembering – this one came…
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Windows to the Soul
“The eyes are the window to the soul.” A quote attributed to a great many people and we’ll never know…
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Focus on the Inspirational
One of the greatest compliments I’ve ever been paid was when a longtime friend of mine posted on a social…
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Holiday Blues? Find the Silver Lining
Every year around this time, as all law enforcement professionals know, suicides and suicide attempts seem to climb in number. …
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Staying Positive & Why
Just recently on Facebook I saw a meme that was a joke. In essence it said, “Shoot for the stars…
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Don’t Contaminate Your House
Across the span of the past few decades of my life I’ve heard a great many analogies that compare something…
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Standing Still Is Falling Behind
We have all heard the story of the hare and the tortoise; the rabbit and the turtle. We’ve heard how…
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Defining Success
Success, as defined by Dictionary.com means: the accomplishment of one’s goals; the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like. …
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Worrying Is Actually A Bad Thing
Most of my friends and family have heard me quote the Serenity prayer or some version of it (because I…
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Hate, Energy & Motivation
I was at lunch just the other day with four men who I consider friends. In fact, two of them…
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