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I took a walk yesterday through the rural community where my family has a getaway. It’s far from fancy and the roads are covered in a gravel-type material. The occasional car breaks the sound of crunch, crunch, crunch as I walk, but mostly it’s very…

No one likes to share their flaws, foibles and failures. But I am going to do just that, right now. Despite my efforts, exercise and earnestness, I have added back some of the weight I’d taken off. I am not happy about it both from…

I am an unabashedly crazed Foo Fighters fan. Yes, I have traveled to far-flung venues on multiple occasions to see Dave and the guys deliver incredible performances. One of their songs, “One of These Days” features the following lyrics: One of these days, the ground…

Cognitive dissonance: the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change. Some examples: Smoking while knowing it can cause cancer and other diseases. Selling stocks when the markets are down when you know that it’s unwise…

We tell ourselves all kinds of stories, many from our formative years. We are convinced they are true. After all, questioning those beliefs chips away at our foundations. But are they really true? Some common stories: I am not good enough. I am not worthy…

I have to admit, I was a big fan of Fred and George when growing up. They were both devoted fathers and husbands. They were both a bit goofy and simple, but loveable. It occurred to me that our world today is at a crossroads…

Life lessons are rarely presented during the easy carefree times of life. They arrive out of the ashes of hard-fought experience. COVID-19 has provided so many lessons, if we open our eyes. While many are fretting over the economy and perhaps rightly so, we can…

What matters is as individual as your fingerprints. What matters is as universal as our need for safety, security and food on the table. What matters is as individual as your personality, your beliefs, your conscience, your morality. What matters is as universal as the…