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The Where, Who and What of Life

I connect with a great friend and mentor every couple of weeks. Our conversations never have a planned direction – instead, they just go to whatever is in the moment for both of us. I value this friendship and have seen it create powerful conversations about meaningful issues for both of us and inspire each … Continue reading

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The 2 Things You Need for a Great and Happy Life

My dad was a philosopher. This wasn’t a part time role; it came through in his parenting, in his job as an engineer – in fact, in every aspect of his life. Philosophers are teachers. Of all the lessons we learned as kids, the one that remains strongest in my mind, life and work is … Continue reading

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Is Your Life Too Noisy?

Yack. Opinions. Judgments. Nosie. Blah, blah, blah…. There is not shortage of people telling us what to do, how to dress, what to eat, who to be, who to marry, where to live. This constant yack of “guidance” is a by-product of a technology age. Information moves so quickly and there so much of it … Continue reading

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5 Ways to Wake Up Happy Each Day

I’ll admit that I have a brain that never slows down. And for the longest time, the first moments of each morning were the worst part of my day. I’d obsess about the things that were not going right, the thousands of things I had to do that day, and who aggravated me from the … Continue reading

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Memories at the Speed of Life

has been a year since my oldest daughter was married. My youngest daughter is now a sophomore in college and my middle daughter (yes, three daughters) is in graduate school. Yesterday, so it seemed, I was changing diapers, attending father-daughter dances, playing school, riding bikes, driving to dance classes, spending hours at soccer games, going … Continue reading

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Right Here, Right Now

Heading off to the airport to travel for work always gets me nervous. I think, what if there is a back up in security, what if my connection is late, what if my checked bag weighs more that it is allowed – what if…what if… I drive myself crazy thinking about all the things that … Continue reading

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