“We do not remember days, we remember moments” – Cesare Pavese In the last two months I’ve been to two funerals and one memorial for people who I knew as family and good friends. One thing about death is you never get use to it no matter how prepared you may be. […]
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“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” – Steve Marboli Have you ever ran into someone from years back and found yourself surprised about their present life condition, whether it was a career path choice or simply their mere presentation? We may never admit this
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“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey Over this weekend I was having a conversation with one of my colleagues about a few recent accomplishments I made at work that included receiving a few signed awards by city and state officials.
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“Sometimes we must experience the low points in life in order to learn lessons we wouldn’t have learned any other way.” – Unknown The other day as I stood in the mirror and washed my face I took a moment to reflect on my life. I thought about what I’ve been through, what I’m currently
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“The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.” – Rebecca Harding Davis I have had the privilege of experiencing and participating in the birth of each of my three children. As I took part in this wonderful miracle I remember the lessons taught to me and their mom
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“When everything seems like it’s falling apart that’s when God is putting things together just the way He wants it” – Unknown Approximately one year ago, we experienced a 6.0 earthquake in Napa county. It was quite a jolting experience, occurring at approximately three o’clock in the morning. I remember being abruptly awakened by the
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“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are” – Norman Vincent Peale As Indie
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“Be the change you want to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi For all of my life I have witnessed and been shaped by a vast array of images and ideas that have either represented me and my beliefs well, or they have been grossly inaccurate to the point of instigating anger, fear
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“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou As each of my children begin a new endeavor, whether it be academic or sports related I always tell them to have fun and to do their best. In sports it was and still
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“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” – J.K. Rowling How many times have you found yourself emotionally troubled where it seemed like there was no way out? There’s nothing like a healthy dose of pain to wake us up, get us back on track or to
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