HealthMeaning
May 10, 2020

Wash your hands and clear your head

Are you overloaded with “news reports”? Overwhelmed by the doom and gloom? Seeing COVID germs lurking in every corner? No, I am not poking fun at the dire situation in which we’ve found ourselves. My hope is that you can extract yourself from the mental…
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Meaning
May 9, 2020

I’ll tell you when it’s time to panic

Not now…. Now is the time to test your mettle, your resilience and your creativity. Now is the time to go inside yourself and find strength. Now is the time to appreciate what’s been lost (and I don’t mean stock market value) and how you…
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Meaning
May 5, 2020

Doing vs. being

During this current crisis, we are faced with unwanted change. We are being forced—by law and reason—to self-quarantine away from others. Talk about a new world! My hope is that you can take something from this experience that is positive. We are so used to…
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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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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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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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