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Today, I Stopped

“The highest form of wisdom is kindness” — The Talmud This morning I came upon a car, broken down on the side of the road. Forty years ago I would have ridden past, too young to know. Thirty years ago … Continue reading

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The Best Giving Hurts … But Not For The Reason You Think

“You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.” — Irish Proverb I told my wife, Melissa, that I was going to change the reader board at Tessa’s school. “In the rain?!?” she exclaimed. After … Continue reading

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Auto Pilot

“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.” — Pema Chodron Auto pilot is a great technology. You turn it on and you don’t have to think any more. It … Continue reading

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Roll The Dice

“Luck never made a man wise.” — Seneca, Letters to Lucilius We take chances everyday. Buying a lotto ticket. Sending out a resume. A new restaurant. And if we’re lucky, that gamble will pay off. We’ll be rich. We’ll land an … Continue reading

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