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Now That I Know…
“The past is where you learned the lesson. The future is where you apply the lesson. Don’t give up in the middle.” – Unknown I spent a great part of my life wishing I had made better choices about things when I was younger. “If only I had known better, or
Are You a Grown-Up Yet?
“We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public” – unknown As I approach the milestone age of fifty, I can truly appreciate the many moments I have experienced alone and the ones I have shared with others. Many of my fondest and not so fond childhood memories seem like
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Let’s Start With Me
“If you’re searching for that one person that will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” – Unknown Here we are again at the tail end of another year and like you, I find myself reflecting on my accomplishments, or lack there of in some cases. What did I get done, what did
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The Road Less Travelled
“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it” – Jean de La Fontaine Being a trailblazer is often looked upon as something cool, dynamic and inspirational. The few that have set trends, established new ways of thinking and embarked on ideas that have impacted the many is something
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Are You Worthy of Following?
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing” – Abraham Lincoln I remember it was back in May 2007. I sat in a room with nineteen other colleagues from various divisions of my current company. We were all
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Living Your Creative Purpose
“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way” – Wayne Dyer For years I have taught classes and spoke with people about their life callings and purposes for living. It’s a challenging topic to engage in because many
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Life After Pain, One Year Later
“You will struggle, you will sweat, you will cry, you will want to give up, but above all, YOU WILL OVERCOME, because you are meant for greatness” – Unknown As I approach the one year mark of writing my first official post on this blog, I find myself reflecting on the initial reasons
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Pressing Through When Staying in Bed Feels Better
“Success is not final, failure is not final: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill I recently went on a long over due vacation, nothing tropical this time, but nonetheless fun, a bit adventurous and relaxing. On the days leading up to my glorious day of departure from
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Giving Your Best Love – What Does That Look Like?
“To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift” – Steve Prefontaine Me and my Mother -2015 Life is funny. How we start is not necessarily a guarantee on how we will finish. What we thought was true ten years ago may be different now for us today. How we define
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