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Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on considering what you value most: “To be mature you have to realize what you value most. It is extraordinary to discover that comparatively few people reach this level of maturity. They seem never to have paused to consider what…

Admission: I’m a thread puller. It might be on a button or shirt, but there's a loose thread begging me to pull it; usually resulting in an open seam or a missing button. I just can’t help myself. I'm the same way with thoughts and…

When you were growing up, chances are the messages you received about retirement were looking forward to a life of “playing golf” and “relaxing” in the afternoon. The truth is that none of us actually know what transitioning to the next stage feels like until…

Intentions are great. Positive thoughts and feelings are nice. Ideas are wonderful. But they are all nothing but smoke until they are met with actions. Thinking about writing a book might resonate with you, but until you actually do it, it’s just a fluttering thought.…

“Enough” is a boundary word. It can be applied to so many areas of our lives. I remember my uncle, who came to the end of his life, knowing, he'd had enough and left this world peacefully. The question lies within each of us as…

The word is out—there is an end in sight! This past year has seen over 550,000 deaths and unaccountable suffering. I cannot even begin to know the pain that so many front-line workers experienced, the excruciating suffering of those who lost loved ones, or those…

What is biohacking and why should you care? Biohacking is the idea of taking control of your body chemistry via investigation. The goal is to collect more information about your body, what you put into it, and the conditions of your lifestyle.  With these details,…

Music is and always has been a big part of my life. I grew up listening to string quartets in the living room (literally) and big band jazz on the record player. I’m talking big-ass 78’s. In the fourth grade, I started learning how to…