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Porch Storms and Birthday Calls: A Lenten Reflection on a Rich Life and a Real Father
“Daddy," I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat. "I love you." Just when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his...
7 days ago4 min read
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An Ancient Commandment for Flourishing
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a...
Apr 47 min read
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A "What If Scenario" and My Plan for America's Happiness, Health, and Well-Being
Yes, I saw and read some of the political news yesterday. I am politically independent - still I have plenty of thoughts about what path...
Mar 58 min read
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It's Never Too Late: Simple Ways for Making Meaning, Healing, and Changing the World
What do most people say on their deathbed? They don't say, "I wish I'd made more money." What they say is, I wish I'd spent more time...
Feb 287 min read
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No Enemies Within: The Story of Three Wolves (Or Minnions)
“Imbalanced systems, whether internal or external, will tend to polarize.” ― Richard C. Schwartz, Internal Family Systems Therapy “Parts...
Dec 12, 20249 min read
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Give Thanks Today - Keep Doing It for 365 More Days; It Will Change Your Life
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” Meister Eckhart Dr. Christopher Peterson tells...
Nov 28, 20245 min read
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Tennessee Wisdom: Beware of Snootiness
Contempt is the sulfuric acid of love . Dr. John Gottman, relationship expert “How did this happen? I just don’t understand.” That’s...
Nov 15, 20248 min read
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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...
Nov 11, 20248 min read
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Self-Help For Society: We Must Not Be Enemies
"If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of...
Nov 7, 20249 min read
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Two Simple Ways to Alleviate Suffering
Holding hands is a promise to one another that, for just a moment, the two of you don't have to face the world alone. (Quote shared on...
Oct 30, 20248 min read
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How the Theory of Buckets and Dippers (and Lids) Works: 3 Rules for Happiness and a Test of Donald O. Clifton's Ideas
Relationships help us to define who we are and what we can become. Most of us can trace our successes to pivotal relationships. Dr....
Oct 19, 20247 min read
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Kindness, Cookies, and Milk... and All We Ever Really Need to Know
And it is still true, no matter how old you are -- when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together. Robert...
Sep 27, 20249 min read
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I Have a Dream: Healing the Heart of Democracy
John and I were discussing the upcoming debates tonight. John was saying how he was hoping to hear someone take the “high ground.” I...
Sep 10, 20245 min read
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Quick Now: What Are Your Pillars For Living the Good Life?
It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice. Leo Tolstoy This past week I...
Aug 18, 20247 min read
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Relationships Win, The Golden Rule Still Rules, and Trusting In Our Goodness
These are not new values or ideals. As long as there has been strife and hunger and exploitation and cruelty, there have been...
Jul 26, 20247 min read
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Kinship: Bridging All the Divides, Tips and Inspiration from My Homie, G-Dog
There is no 'them' and 'us.' There is only us. Father Gregory Boyle When a system is far from equilibrium small islands of coherence in...
Jul 24, 202430 min read
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"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...
Jul 22, 20247 min read
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Emotional Hijacking and Triggernometry
Between stimulus and response there's a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...
Jul 18, 20246 min read
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Good Ways to Celebrate Our Independence
"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the...
Jul 3, 20244 min read
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Blessed Are the Curious For They Shall Have Adventures
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies...Abraham Lincoln. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not...
Jun 4, 20246 min read
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