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You Are the Company You Keep
All kids have received the lectures of choosing friends wisely; of not succumbing to peer pressure. All parents have given those lectures. Of course, as kids we promise we’ll never […]
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Perfect New Day
I tend to be easy to please. Barring a specific stressor, I am generally content. Even so, some days shine brighter for seemingly no reason at all. This morning, the […]
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Mindfulness Exercises
Yesterday, I talked about choosing a broader perspective. To assist in that endeavor, below are three exercises you may find effective and can be done anywhere. While I recommend you […]
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Carpe Diem
I’m going about my morning as usual, or at least I thought I was. Coffee, feed the cat and dog, feed myself. I’m going through the motions a bit mechanically, […]
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Be All You Can Be
No, I’m not suggesting you join the Army. But I do love their slogan. (And Nike’s, but that’s for another day.) What does it mean to be all you can […]
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What comes first, the Inner Child or the Inner Adult?
Well, ideally the child is father to the man, or so William Wordsworth poetically claimed. But what happens when our lives missed the ideal trajectory? It only makes sense, does […]
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Relaxation Induced Anxiety
What a cruel cosmic joke! You’re struggling, drowning in anxiety. Desperate for relief, you follow the advice of the sages and attempt meditation, only to fly off the handle in […]