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Yearly Archives: 2015
Yours, Mine, OURS
Who decided that accumulation of the ‘most’ wins. What if our success was measured by having the least amount of stuff, rather than the max. What if we considered it a triumph to have the smallest home on the block instead of the largest. What if owning was less cool than loaning. What if that […]
Fact or FICTION
We are all a product of the messages we hear, the information we take in, the underlying tale. We learn from others ”don’t go to the edge, save your money, the world is tough, you are great with animals, people cannot be trusted, you should go to university, we are not as rich as they […]
Life after DEATH
What if time were not on your side? What if you were running out of months, weeks days? What if your number was up, and you were not long for the planet? Would you reflect and regret, wish for something different; to have seen more, done more, been more? Would you have wanted to live […]
Fast FORWARD
What is it about the future that we are convinced will be better than now, than this very moment? Why are we always reaching beyond our grasp; do we imagine the future is more hopeful, holds more promise or more possibility? Do we realize that all of those future moments that we once wished upon, […]
The Measure of a Man
What if you didn’t open the report card? What if instead, you relied upon their actions, on what you see before you, on what you know to be true? Would you know how your child is doing in school, at home, in life, in the world? We need school teachers; those who lift us up from […]
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No Substitute for HAPPINESS… or is there?
What is it about the state of HAPPINESS that has it in such high demand? Parents often wish only for their children to “be happy’ while the world and the web are filled with ideas and strategies around searching for and finding our bliss. Some suggest that we may be able to create a world […]
less is MORE
At the beginning of a new year, we often experience that ‘fresh start’ feeling. We reflect on our mistakes of the past, the goals we didn’t meet, the dreams we didn’t fulfill. We determine to make it a year that includes more; more to do, more to accomplish, more to change, more to have, more […]
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