I am struggling to fall asleep tonight—or should I say this morning, the first moments of April 30, 2010, the 20th anniversary of my graduation from c...

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As a whole, society appears to struggle when it comes to knowing how to handle and support its geniuses. We’re quick to label them (i.e. problem child...

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There is such joy and freedom in not taking yourself too seriously. Yet, it’s really hard to accomplish, the non-taking. Every message that penetrates...

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This past weekend we rented the recent Oscar contender Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges as a washed-out, alcoholic country singer trying to get his ...

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Recently I’ve had some fresh insights about goal-setting. The first is that goals are often artificially forced to squeeze into a certain timeframe su...

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Tonight I accomplished my first official 2010 mowing of the massive yard, which is growing with sheer abandon each week now that spring has fully arri...

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“Only he (or she) who is free to be silent has permission to speak.” I can’t recall the origin of this quote, but it is one of my favorites rela...

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Now that I’m at the stage where some people are starting to read the manuscript I spent eight months writing and re-writing (and re-writing some more)...

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