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Reflections

Reflections

The Shift Today, I feel like Justin Bieber or Selena Gomez gushing over their latest albums and declaring they are milestones in their musical maturation.  As I conclude the blog's second year, my objective remains the same, but my approach has evolved.   I remain...

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The Next Step

The Next Step

Should I? We are told not to limit our ambition, and our minds race to becoming President, inventing the next Spanx, or owning a private island in the Caribbean.  Regretfully, we do not immediately consider becoming spouse or parent of the year.   Aside from our...

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Measure Twice, Cut Once

Measure Twice, Cut Once

What to Do? Now is the time of the year when the gurus tell us to formulate our New Year’s resolutions or goals.  If you are not a goal-setter, I can only say, “In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia”...

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Keep Your Filthy Lucre

Keep Your Filthy Lucre

Really? What a counterintuitive title for a message on generosity.  At the mere suggestion of generosity, we anticipate a monetary solicitation and instinctively look to ensure we firmly fastened our purse's clasp.  However, money may be the last element of...

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Attitude of…

Attitude of…

…Gratitude This trite saying, even though true, gets on my nerves like fingernails scraping on a chalkboard (is that still a thing?), especially when I want to wallow in my misery. At the same time, grateful people are psychologically and physically healthier than the...

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