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In our youth, our eyes are wide open to everything around us. The sounds, sights, smells, tastes, and experiences that enrich life. We are veritable sponges, soaking up impressions and possibilities that beg to be explored. Yet the lessons we hear urge us to focus…

I like to ask myself questions. I don’t always like the answers, but that’s my challenge (or at least one of them). Here is a question I asked myself recently that had my eyebrows knitted for a while: "What self-imposed limitations/constraints do I hold onto…

I’m no athlete. That being said, when the opportunity arises to watch athletes compete in track events, I am mesmerized. I marvel at the speed, agility, and strength of the competitors as they run, jump, throw, and vault. But the event that truly captivates me…

I recently read an article titled Making Friends With Your Past and Future Selves by Katherine Ellison (dated 12-1-24). It was an intriguing piece about self-continuity. Self-continuity is the subjective feeling that one remains the same person across their life, despite the changes that occur…

Sometimes, I happen across a quote that just says it all. “We have two lives and the second begins when we realize we only have one.” Can you guess the author? Let me know how this brilliant quote hits for you.

My granddaughters have the best time on SnapChat looking at themselves with different “faces.” They laugh joyfully at their images as kittens and puppies and all sorts of silly masks like broccoli and strawberries. It’s wonderful hearing them roll with laughter. We have all experienced,…

First of all, I’ll admit I am NOT a New Year’s resolution guy. I don’t judge if you are—more power to you!  But I’m definitely on Team Reflection. It’s always been important for me to look back and assess what I did well (or at…