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Correct Vision
If you’re courageous enough to download the images on this email, you’ll see a new me. Hollywood stubble, check. Slim-fit suit, check. And of course, new hipster specs; I guess there are worse ways I could act out my midlife crisis.
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I’m Positive I’m Negative
“I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.” (Winston Churchill) I must confess: positive thinking does not come naturally to me. At all. For a myriad of reasons my therapist and I will be discovering and dissecting for years to come, I have to work hard to turn my […]
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Christmastime is Here
“I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.” (Winston Churchill) After waking from my carbohydrate coma this morning, I couldn’t wait to hear Vince Guaraldi. I am a sucker for holiday music, and the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack is, of course, my favorite. And this season is, of course, […]
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The Problem with Pessimism
“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.” (Helen Keller) Few people have ever had to overcome the kinds of obstacles Helen Keller faced. If anyone had a legitimate reason to be a pessimist in this world, she must be […]
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Back to School Cool
By: Hal Runkel Making the transition from a holiday to the grind of school routines isn’t easy. But it can be ScreamFree. It is easy to lose our cool during the transition back to school, especially considering that it is roughly the temperature of molten lava outside. If you are interested in your child […]