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I live with the sound of a ticking clock in my head. As far back as I can remember I’ve lived with a sense of urgency. I remember my frustration at not being able to throw a curveball and working on it over and over…

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines generativity as “a concern for people besides self and family that usually develops during middle age. Especially: a need to nurture and guide younger people and contribute to the next generation—used in psychology by Erik Erikson.” In our society that is…

Our past informs our present and our future. Our experiences—positive or negative—reinforce our decisions when transition is upon us. Think about this for a moment. When we get positive results, we tend to continue making decisions based on those results. When we get negative results…

You’re going to die—in fact, we’re all going to die! If you take a moment or two to ponder this, consider the following: What will you regret? What are you leaving behind? Thinking about one’s own demise is not a happy thought. But it certainly…

This stage of life is a time when we begin to revisit big questions. Revisit because they are questions we ask ourselves from the time we are children. Like this: What is my purpose? As a kid, my purpose ranged from growing up (a pretty…

I admit it, I’ve been on a binge. No, I haven’t fallen back into depraved eating habits. I haven’t locked myself in a room with Netflix and a bag of popcorn. I haven’t begun drinking large quantities of alcohol either. I am alleviating myself of…

I grew up with parents (and an uncle) who were accomplished professional musicians. So naturally I began taking trumpet lessons early—around the fourth grade. It became my passion and eventually brought me to performance in many genres of music. I listened to various trumpet players—from…