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Your Own Worst Enemy
All too many of us are not fully on our own side. Ralph Marston once said “There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don’t allow…
October 17, 2024Wabi-sabi
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese philosophy that finds contentment and peace of mind by embracing the inevitability of imperfection and impermanence. It is an aesthetic principle that…
October 1, 2024Reach for the Broom
Are you willing to step up when the need arises? When the call comes, do you step forward? Raise your hand and say, ‘I will’?…
September 24, 2024The Fountain of Youth: Continuous, Consistent, Constant Curiosity
My philosophy in life is to exercise ‘Continuous, Consistent, Constant Curiosity’. I love taking every opportunity to ask ever deeper questions about everything that impacts my mission. I’m not content…
September 3, 2024Have You Exercised Your Happiness Muscle Lately?
As Abe Lincoln famously said: “Most of us are as happy as we make up our minds to be.” This suggests that to a large…
August 22, 2024Think the Right Thought
What does “Think the Right Thought” mean? First, acknowledge that you have the ability to choose the thoughts you think. Now it may be a…
August 13, 2024True Grit: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
True Grit: Call it resilience or perseverance or determination or courage or fortitude or toughness. Call it all of those things and more: steadfastness in…
August 6, 2024What is your Ikigai?
Ikigai (ee-kee-guy) is a combination of the Japanese words ‘iki’ (to live) and ‘gai’ (reason) literally meaning ‘reason to live’. What constitutes a fulfilling life…
July 18, 2024Be the Bee, Not the Fly
How you approach life powerfully impacts the life you experience. Do you stand outside yourself and observe how, in ways small and large, you are…
July 4, 2024How Cognitively Fit Are You?
We think a lot about physical fitness; seems like there is a gym every 10 blocks. We care about emotional fitness as well; at times…
July 2, 2024Seeing Souls Instead of Bodies
What if what folks saw was your soul, not your body? What would they think? How would you present? What would YOU see in the…
June 18, 2024