Living a Bigger Story

Remember the bumper stickers: “I’d rather be fishing” or “I’d rather be sailing”?  I’d rather be…living a bigger story. Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video So much of my life has been spent finding answers, “figuring it out”, whatever “it” is.  But living a bigger story means being part of a mystery and not…

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Five Things I Wish I Had Known Ten Years Ago

Like the old saying goes, “Hindsight is 20/20”. Here are 5 things I wish someone had told me 10 years ago: Success is an inside job. No matter how you define success, it starts with your mindset.  Why?  Because the most insidious limitations are the ones we put on ourselves.  The way you view the world…

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The Power of Awe

If you’re like most people, there never seems to be enough time.  Photo by deux-chi But according to new research, people who were primed to feel awe had a stronger belief that there was enough time to get things done. (And all along, you thought it was a better time management system that would be…

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100 Days and 5 Minutes To Spread Beauty Across the Miles

I wandered into a treasure trove of beauty today, when I went to this fine art photographer's site, davidleaser.com, and found stunning pictures of flowers.  The best part is that he makes his photographs available as free e-cards! 100 spectacular visuals of exquisite flowers with names like Peruvean Dancer and Pretty Much Picasso and Solar…

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The Road to Recovery, One Year Later

I feel different today than I did a year ago. It's not just that I'm a year older.  I'm a decade wiser.  Unfortunately, the price of wisdom is often a painful life experience.  In my case, it was hitting burn out last summer.  My biggest concern at the start of this year was this: After…

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