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4 days ago
2 min

Become the Solution

We're find ourselves living in bigger communities than ever before. Cities are growing, but the whole world is connected. Our on-line int...

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Jun 24
3 min

Listen loudly So You Can Understand

Recently I visited Washington DC to see a friend, I made my way by car through NW DC and stopped off at Giant a regional grocery store ch...

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Jun 19
2 min

Stay Positive

There is no lack of problems in this world or wrongs that need addressing. It's hard not to get caught up in the constant stream of mise...

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May 21
4 min

By Giving I Earn The Greatest Gift

Who can I serve today? That is the question on my lips every morning as I sit down to journal my thoughts and actions from the day before...

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Apr 29
3 min

Curiosity in the Gym

Targeted fitness programs litter the internet. 8-weeks to your Beach-body! 12-weeks to a Bigger Squat!! 4-minute Abs of Steel!!! They hav...

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Apr 22
3 min

Authentic Listening

Being authentic is being open to everything that is happening now. Most people I speak with confuse being authentic with being truthful ...

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Apr 22
2 min

Built for Adversity

We often have a tendency to get pessimistic when the road ahead looks difficult. In part, this seems to be a useful adaptation to imagine...

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Apr 15
2 min

Exercise Puzzles

Calisthenics, or bodyweight exercises, used to bore me. Once I could do a sufficiently large set of push-ups, squats, or burpees I failed...

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Apr 14
4 min

Overcoming Fear

Now that we seem to have this current Covid-19 epidemic under control it seems like an appropriate time to reflect on the power of fear. ...

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Apr 7
3 min

Maintaining social cohesion can be a challenge in this Covid-19 environment

The interesting thing about this new virus is our way of combating it. In our need to keep the virus from spreading we must maintain phy...

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Apr 2
2 min

Opportunity in Fear

Carl Jung reported an idea from the Alchemists, which translated roughly as "That which you most need to find, will be found where you le...

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Mar 20
4 min

Time is a commodity that you get for free and yet is the most precious one we have.

Time is a commodity that you get for free and yet is the most precious one we have. Seneca said the following in regards to time. “People...

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Mar 13
5 min

Fear Loops COVID-19 virus

Lots of things are being canceled and I am sure more are to come all stemming from the COVID-19 virus. If you are old enough to remember...

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Mar 11
4 min

Micro Goals and Micro Adjustments

It seems as though we are always looking over the horizon as to what is next never truly being present with what we are doing now. In a w...

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Mar 11
2 min

Fitness: an Infinite Game

Simon Sinek uses a reasonable approach to physical fitness as an example of an “infinite game” in his book (Infinite Game). He points out...

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Mar 3
3 min

Nested Goals

Recently, I contrasted two mornings which contained the same series of events, but which held radically different value. The events were ...

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Feb 26
3 min

That Little Voice

What is the question you have to answer for yourself today? Every morning when you wake there is a question that you are ruminating abou...

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Feb 26
3 min

Physical Training in a Digital World

Why should we care about physical training? In today’s high-tech world we can telecommute, have our groceries delivered, and chat with fr...

Feb 19
2 min

How Could You Do That

It seems to be part of our nature to wait for an opportunity to push forward our story/truth sometimes to the detriment of all involved. ...

Feb 17
3 min

Somewhere New

We are always looking for something new, a new place to visit or a new place to live or just a novel new experience. It is the human con...

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