Health
May 3, 2020

Man up?

What could be easier than telling someone to be more resilient? Just bounce on back, better than before! Man up, dude! But the fact is, trauma hits everyone differently and recovery is a process. While we are enduring this “situation”, you’ve heard all the experts…
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Meaning
May 2, 2020

Three books

Can you name the three most influential books you’ve ever read? Here’s mine:          Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl          Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography          The Razor’s Edge by Somerset Maugham Each book shares great wisdom and a deep connection to our values and…
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Meaning
April 30, 2020

Changing the conversation

You don’t have to look too hard to read about who’s to blame for the state we’re in. I even saw someone on social media blame Bill Clinton! For sure, that might be taking blame a bit too far; at least if we’re talking about…
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Relationships
April 28, 2020

COVID-19 and 7 channels

While we are making our way through the morass of news, fear and toilet paper scarcity, we can take a minute to acknowledge where we are and where we’ve been. While I am not a big TV watcher, this pause from life has provided me…
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Meaning
April 26, 2020

Walking in the footsteps of the past

We are living through challenging times. Bad news clings like pollen in my sinuses. There is much to be concerned with during this crisis. But perspective is important in maintaining emotional stability and strength for yourself and your families. I remember stories from my mother’s…
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Meaning
April 25, 2020

Wile E. Coyote vs. the Roadrunner

I admit to being a Roadrunner fan…no, not the food delivery service—the cartoon. You know, “beep-beep!” I loved the way he went from near catastrophe to the next, always unscathed, while his arch nemesis Wile E. Coyote planned and plotted his way to capture the…
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HealthMastery
April 23, 2020

The laws of physics

My father was raised in the Depression and became the ultimate workaholic. He was NEVER not doing. If he caught me on the couch in front of the TV, he would quote Newton’s First Law…you know, “things in motion tend to stay in motion, things…
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Meaning
April 21, 2020

A fresh view of COVID-19

We had a Zoom gathering last night with two other couples and all they wanted to talk about was what the world would look like when this is over. One person was bemoaning the fact that making travel plans would be forever changed. Another spoke…
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