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Perks Beyond Our Control

Perks Beyond Our Control

A few months back, I was sitting in a lawn chair chatting with some friends, who I’d known from back my college days, in their backyard.  We’d just finished a walk together, through neighborhoods and downtown.  Back at my friends’ house, we decided to relax,...
Stranded Without a Solution

Stranded Without a Solution

While the situation isn’t desirable by any stretch of the imagination, if you find yourself stranded on the side of the road, in the middle of nowhere, dependent on a car that abruptly stopped and won’t restart, there are typically steps you can take that will get you...
Daydreamin’ My Life Away

Daydreamin’ My Life Away

While other kids grew up playing sports, music, singing, acting in plays, I chose to grow up daydreaming.   Now just to be clear, nobody ever said I couldn’t do any of these typical childhood activities.   Nobody, that is, except for...
Set New Records This Year

Set New Records This Year

For years, I’ve known that Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile and that, after this historic accomplishment, other runners soon broke his record in large part because Roger proved it was possible.  What an incredible story right?  I love this...
Making Peace with Hope

Making Peace with Hope

Ironically this holiday season, I’ve been thinking a bit about a time in my life when I lost all sense of celebration.  In seventh grade, I attempted to take my own life.   My hard times had begun some years earlier, during the summer following fifth...