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Feb 38 min read
Stop Groundhog Day?
When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the...
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Jan 88 min read
Could We, Should We, Make America "Good" Again? To Rot or To Ripen
"Roxburgh's goal was to develop students with good character and moral courage, young men that would be 'acceptable at a dance and...
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Nov 11, 20248 min read
Message from a Vet - Be a Hero: Stop the Fight and Start the Quest
There is what I would call the hero journey, the night sea journey, the hero quest, where the individual is going to bring forth in his...
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Oct 15, 20247 min read
Don't Waste Your Suffering; Wind the Wound Around
"The wound is the place where the light enters you." Rumi, poet Some years ago, my brother, Steve, shot himself. Steve never recovered...
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Oct 12, 20247 min read
What Is Theory of Mind? Why Should We And How Can We Develop It?
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk...
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Oct 8, 20246 min read
On the Brink of Everything: Hurricanes, Aging, Discovery, and Infinite Life
“Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?” Mark 10:17, New Testament This morning and yesterday I’ve been...
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Aug 7, 20247 min read
Revenge OR Turn the Other Cheek - What Does That Mean? Maybe Not What We Think
You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes on on the...
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Jul 22, 20247 min read
"Born Bad": Can We Adopt A More Helpful, Accurate, and Life-Giving Story?
"I think there's a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you've stepped across the line into evil, and it's your life's...
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Jun 19, 20248 min read
Cultivating Our Unshakable Core, Connecting With Our "Inner Yoda" (and don't bet against humanity)
I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. Invictus, William Ernest Henley Yesterday my brain felt like a ping pong ball was...
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May 7, 20248 min read
Self-Transcendence: Flow, Spirituality, Inner Peace, and Doing the Best We Can With What We've Got
“The mystique of rock climbing is climbing; you get to the top of a rock glad it’s over but really wish it would go on forever. The...
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Feb 3, 20248 min read
Better Angels? Of Our Nature? Really?
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection…when...
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Jan 11, 20245 min read
How About Soul Care?
There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the...
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Nov 21, 20234 min read
Is It Alive? And Other Soul Stuff
In the world we everywhere find clear signs of an order in accordance with a determinate purpose, carried out with great wisdom —Immanuel...
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Nov 1, 20237 min read
How About A Day Of Honoring With Gratitude And Joy All Those Up, Down, and All Around Who Guide Us?
“A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.” Will Rogers November 1st ...
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May 23, 20224 min read
Stop Gritting Your Teeth and Start Looking For Gold
"I have been finding treasures in places I did not want to search, finding beauty where I did not want to look." - Suzy Kassem, 'Rise Up...
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May 7, 20224 min read
Oops, Did I Just Go Over The Line?
“You will excel only by maximizing your strengths, never by fixing your weaknesses.” Marcus Buckingham, author, business consultant...
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May 5, 20223 min read
Unchecked Assumptions Can Screw Up The Works
"It's sad that we never get trained to leave assumptions behind." Sebastian Thrun, CEO, entrepreneur, computer scientist Unchecked...
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May 3, 20224 min read
What Are Your Strengths - What's Good About You?
“The purpose of life is to discover your gift; the work of life is to develop it; and the meaning of life is to give your gift away.” —...
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Apr 14, 20224 min read
What the World Needs Now Is Love
I’ve been reading and thinking about this thing we call “love” (a close cousin to compassion) for many years. I’ve read various theories...
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Mar 31, 20224 min read
Dying Well
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. Epicurus I know it's coming up - Mother's Day, but my mother is dead. Now I am...
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