December Sundown
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This time of year so many of us reflect to gain clarity. Something about endings and beginnings that sparks this human behavior. May your new year be clear and bright.
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Being a dork won't kill you
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Being a dork won't kill your humanness but being an asshole will.
Read MoreMagical is the Word
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Words have power. How can a single word become a guiding force for living with intention? My word for 2016 is "magical". What's yours?
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Sweet 2016
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"When was the last time you did something for the first time?" --Sally Edwards
Ready, set, go and write your Sweet 2016 goals with intention. May you experience your most mindful and best year ever.
The Dad We Know As Mighty Moe
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Sheldon Cooper describes his spot as a "single point of consistency in an ever-changing world", so when I "saw" my dad seated at the next table, the memories came calling.
Read MoreGratitude for the Old Soul
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We all know at least one old soul. Why do we love them so? What might we learn from them? We delight in their wisdom and long for more.
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Breakup with Resistance
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Resistance to the experiences life has thrown at me, the bricks of change I refused to accept are becoming the foundation of a way forward.
Read MoreBow Down Old Sally
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Written as a fifteen-year-old, Lena's poem reminds us of our enduring place in the universe.
Read MoreA Eulogy of Voices
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Written the day before my daughter's first memorial service, this is my tribute to her. A significant portion of this piece includes my daughter's words and is therefore named "A Eulogy of Voices". As there were two memorial services, the first at the Bad River Community Center in Odanah, Wisconsin and the second at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, this is a merged version of the two eulogies.
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