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  • Routines and rituals — good or bad?

    What do Jane Austen, Igor Stravinsky, Franz Kafka, Benjamin Franklin, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Stephen King, Sylvia Plath and Maya Angelou have in common?

  • I can’t …

    I sat on the floor in the living room, staring at the phone. I was supposed to call about a job. But couldn’t make it happen. Because I had this limiting belief that rejection was inevitable.

  • Try to remember…

    Memories are what defines us as persons. Sharing memories defines us as a community or tribe. Connects us with others. Helps us know who we are.

  • When is enough enough?

    On one end is total clutter that buries us in stuff. On the other is minimalism with no (or just a few) possessions. Where do you land on that scale?

  • The mountain

    Hiking in the Swiss Alps sounded like a really fun thing to do. Sunny day, good company. Everything so perfect. And I almost died that day.

  • I’m listening

    Frasier Crane would say “I’m listening” and pretty much not. Do you feel like that’s happening around you? How do we listen to actually hear others, making them feel understood?

  • The possibilities of spring

    First one, then another, and another. Daffodils in bloom. That burst of color shouted “Spring” to me like nothing else could.

  • The old man and the kid

    What do an old man, an 18-year-old guy and live broadcast television have to do with how to live life?

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