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In a recent visit to my favorite place, Kripalu, my first since the pandemic, I spotted the following poster on the wall in the main stairwell. It says it all:

Tony Hixon is not your ordinary financial planner.  In March of 2011, Tony’s life changed forever when his mother ended her life after falling into a deep depression during the first six months of her retirement. Today he finds hope from the tragedy by using…

Have you ever looked back and wondered how you got here? I don’t mean in the biological sense; I mean the choices you’ve made that have brought you to today. I look back and only see a series of accidents, which makes me wonder whether…

At this stage, reflecting on life is normal. We can look back and view our successes, our failures and put them into a frame of understanding. What we did right and why, and what we didn’t get right… These are all important for understanding our…

A warm sun hosted a beautiful May afternoon in the Berkshires. The first signs of spring are everywhere; the trees are sporting their knife-like buds, ready to open into leaf blooms. Wildflowers in yellow and purple line the paths and shoots of fiddlehead ferns are…

In the summer of 2009, Fred Rutman started experiencing a series of events where he would lose consciousness. He was misdiagnosed by his medical team as suffering from multiple heart attacks. It turned out he wasn’t simply passing out. Fred had a rare condition called…

I am so happy to share the news that our friend, Bruce Meisterman, has published a novel. A Coward's Guide to Living is available on Amazon. Here’s the link. Enjoy! Don’t forget to leave a review and share the news with friends! Cheers!!!    

My trumpet teacher recently told me that I should start playing with some ensembles. My immediate reaction was that I was far from ready, and it was way too early in my renewed involvement to be considering that. When I stated my feelings on the…