Welcome to the X.

X as in the unique mix of decisions and experiences that will bring you meaning and joy in your next chapter. Think practical tools, a little inspiration and more than a few stories of those who’ve jumped the hurdle.
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September 3, 2020

What matters

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…
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September 1, 2020

Youth is wasted on the young

My father loved his quotes—he slung them like an army cook filling plates at chow time. George Bernard Shaw’s quote that “Youth is wasted on the young” was one of his favorites. While my eyes never got stuck in place from all the eye-rolling, his…
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August 30, 2020

A thought about mental health

Nothing illuminates the dire state of our mental health issues like the “anti-maskers”. They are evidently suffering from some disorder or disruption in their thought processes. They seem to share a certain level of anger, resentment and attitude that is beyond rational explanation. They also…
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June 22, 2020

Whiplash

Whiplash: injury caused by a severe jerk to the head. It’s fair to say we are experiencing collective whiplash. Life has changed and perhaps in ways that we cannot even imagine yet. It’s also fair to say that most humans love routine and hate change.…
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June 21, 2020

Looking for Volunteers

One of the biggest challenges of writing is that you sometimes wind up in an echo chamber of your own thoughts. That being said, I am looking for SIX volunteers to meet at a mutually agreed upon date and time via Zoom for a conversation.…
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June 20, 2020

Awareness

You cannot turn on the news today without being reminded of acts of racial injustice. Hopefully, this awareness can help us become more mindful of our thoughts, words and actions and how we can improve and grow. In Chapter X, our inner awareness of our…
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MeaningRelationships
June 6, 2020

History—from the inside out

We are a part of history. In the global sense, we share a period of time that could be highlighted by political warring, global warming, international strife, terrorism, mass shootings, the 24-hour news cycle and now COVID-19. We are in most cases, bystanders, rubberneckers and…
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May 31, 2020

Admission

I try to write every day to share ideas and thoughts—and hope that it gives something of value. There are days when my ideas tumble out of my head unhindered and other days, like today, where I struggle. I ask myself whether what I write…
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