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Go with the Mo’
“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind. There’s no other definition of it.” (F.S. Fitzgerald) This first week of the new year is always rife with ideas. Our inboxes are overwhelmed and our FB feeds are besieged with everyone’s thoughts about all the possibilities for 2016. Go ahead and […]
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Care to Join Me?
“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” (Margaret Mead) After yesterday’s confession, I enjoyed hearing from so many of you. Apparently I’m not the only one who struggled to “stay cool” at the airport this holiday season. Or in the […]
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An Idea Whose Time has Come
“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.” (Victor Hugo) I have a confession: I yelled at my family yesterday. Very loudly, and very reactively. It was an 8-hour door-to-door travel trek for us, returning home after 8 days with extended family, […]
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A ScreamFree 2016, Part Two
The secret of health, for both mind and body, is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles–it is to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. (Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi) Most of us have heard about the power of living in the moment. Most of […]
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A ScreamFree 2016, Part One
“If I were given 8 hours to chop a tree, I’d spend 6 hours sharpening the axe.” (Abraham Lincoln) Even though I was one, I’ve never really lived by the Boy Scout motto: Be Prepared. I know that preparation is a necessary key to success, but I just don’t like doing it. I don’t […]
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Christmas, cont.
“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” (Benjamin Franklin) For those who celebrate, will your kids get everything they want for Christmas tomorrow? I sincerely hope so. I hope you were so blessed this year that you’re able to give them all they could possibly wish for. I also hope and pray you get […]
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Good News Coming?
“My ability to turn good news into anxiety is rivaled only by my ability to turn anxiety into chin acne.” (Tina Fey) Christmas Eve is all about the arrival of good news. For most of us, at the very least, it represents the arrival of family from near and far. For those who celebrate Clausmas, […]
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True Praise, False Pride
“My problem with the Grand Canyon is Americans are too proud of it for my liking. The Grand Canyon was like that when they found it! And’s it’s not like it was hard to find.” (Ed Byrne) If you’re like me, you’ve already experienced some Christmas-themed reunions with extended family this week, and you’re likely […]
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Joy to the World
“I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.” (Frank A. Clark) In parenting, a good sense of humor is a must. There are going to be times when all you really can do is laugh. A scene in the movie Parenthood comes to mind. Steve […]
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Fearless Romance
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” (Master Yoda) There are few things more powerful than fear. Advertisers have always said sex sells, but fear outsells sex, and everything else. It feeds our headlines, stocks our shelves, and shapes our politics. Fear […]