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(Letting Our Soul Catch Up To Our Body) Without distractions, my senses are alive. They make me acutely aware of my surroundings. For the time being I can focus on what’s important. At home white noise prevents me from thinking about the most important details in my life, at least until recently. This summer I...
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No matter how much we think we shouldn’t judge others, we are conditioned to do it.  Making quick judgments can lead to regrets.  We narrate and share stories about others – usually without most of the facts.  We know that caution should be used when making judgments about someone’s character or choices.  Largely these are...
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“God never made any material as resilient as the human spirit” Resilience is an appealing characteristic. The temptation is to make it bigger than life. It’s not bigger than life. It’s how we go through life — successfully. Here are 5 truths about resilience to remember. IT’S NOT JUST FOR A SELECT FEW – When...
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Let’s start with the obvious. We all experience turbulence. There is no perfect day unless you are on drugs! However, the core issue is not the detour, obstacle, or problem. It’s what we do with them. So often a problem comes in the form of An overwhelming pressure A major setback A bad decisions A negative...
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Marshall Goldsmith tells a great story. Imagine you are 95 and are just getting ready to die. Right before your last breath you are given a beautiful gift. You are given the ability to go back several years and talk to the person you are today. What would the 95 year old “you” say to...
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Let’s face it. One of the most daunting challenges facing society today is how to overcome the tyranny of the urgent. Let me start with 2 premises: 1st – There’s never enough time to do everything, but there’s always enough time to do the important thing. 2nd – You cannot overestimate the under importance of...
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Rarely have I heard anyone say to me, “Have an average day”. We have been programmed to believe that average is substandard. “Exceptional” has become the “new” average. Facebook depicts one exceptional life after another – all bliss – no downside – frozen in time. A world where everyone is trying to be exceptional has...
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Gratitude, Thanksgiving, and Contentment rise from the same place.  They are a combination of feelings, attitudes and behaviors.   They are not the result of a perfect life. They are the result of a full life.  Contentment is the choice to be at peace with yourself and at peace with the world around you.  Webster’s...
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Anxiety has been around for millenniums, but the concept of biological stress is a fairly recent study. In the late 1950’s Hans Selye began to identify and document stress. His discovery has exploded into multiple sub studies on how to combat this debilitating menace. Stress will always be with us, but there are proactive ways...
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There was a group of tourists visiting a small village in Europe.  They walked by an old man sitting on a wooden fence.  One of the tourists asked, “Were there any great people born in this village?” The old man replied, “Nope.  Just babies!” That story raises an important point.  Growth takes time.  It is...
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