I thought the world had ended this morning. I live in a neighborhood near a lovely walking path. My habit now is taking a walk first thing after getting out of bed. Most mornings, I hear the birds singing, cars leaving their garages heading to work, and traffic in the distance. There is usually some…
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Dear Little Brother, Today is the day you would have turned 50. There is nothing I can say, even now, to make sense of your life. The more I think about it, the more I don’t understand. I don’t understand why you had to experience what you experienced and why you had to suffer so…
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“I am enough of the artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” – Albert Einstein As a brilliant physicist, Albert Einstein was also a master creator. Why? Because he knew before anything becomes physical matter, it must first be imagined. He also knew…
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Did you know the roots of slavery date back to 6800 B.C.? It was then that Mesopotamia emerged as the world’s first thriving city with land ownership and the very earliest stages of technology. What came after? War and thus, slavery – back then, the captured enemies were forced to work for their capturers. Over…
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“If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not the one who [sins], but the one who causes the darkness.” – Victor Hugo, Les Miserables She warned everyone. She has been warning everyone for years. She was right. Before I begin on the gist of this book review,…
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Since the last mid-century, the search for a cure for schizophrenia has been elusive. Although positive strides have been made in the last few decades in finding a solution, researchers are no closer, nor do they agree on what causes the illness. In the meantime, 2.6 million people in the United States suffer from this…
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Last week, I backed out of my garage wearing my black mask, heavy winter coat, and bright red mittens to grab some last-minute gifts for Christmas on this Covid-19 year. I celebrate without the religious fuss. Inside the store, as I tried to social-distance while perusing the aisles full of holiday hoopla, I remembered past…
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Having trouble remembering things, especially long lists or numbers? Guess what? There is hope! What if I told you there is a sure way to remember information of any kind, any length, and any difficulty effectively? Kevin Horsley in Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More, and Be More…
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This year has been so difficult for so many people. Most of us are hanging in there by barely a thread. If you are in the United States, whether dangling by a thread or about to jump off a bridge, you are expected to be “thankful” because the Thanksgiving holiday is now here. It’s a…
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How many times do hear of yet another person who has become a millionaire and wonder how they became so successful? Ever wonder what big thing they did to become rich? I do. Here is a fact: there is no big thing you can do to become successful. It is the small things you do…
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