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Whose Story Are You Living?

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Do you ever find yourself telling someone you’ve recently met the story of your life? You probably don’t think of it as a story, because to you it’s all factual. Truth is, we place a lot of interpretation on our life story. And when you remember how it was from the [...]

Beautiful Boy: Reflections on Dreams & Fatherhood

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“Pulling weeds, picking stones. We are made of dreams and bones”
Currently I’m reading Beautiful Boy, a raw and compelling book in which a father describes his journey through his son’s addiction to methamphetamine. I must admit this book has hit a nerve, and I have found myself experiencing various emotions for both [...]

How to Add a Dash of Romance to Your Weekend

Last weekend I found myself feeling romantic, but for once it wasn’t my wife who stirred these feelings. I guess I should just come out and say it: I have another great love in my life. I see this love every day, and while our meetings aren’t always memorable, every so often an occasion comes [...]

10 Things You Can Do to Make Today More Meaningful

According to Benjamin Wiker and Johnathan Witt, authors of A Meaningful World, “…nature is a work of genius, like a Shakespearian play is a work of genius — both are rich, deep, and complex, full of meaning at every level.”
Do you find yourself wanting for more meaningful experiences?
Sometimes the best way to get what you’re [...]

3 Ways to Identify and Master the Bug of Creative Procrastination

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Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday - Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) American speaker and motivational writer.
Procrastination is a term that needs no introduction. I’ve lived much of my life battling this bug, and I have come to believe [...]

What Makes a Good Life?

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Some time ago now I came to realize that how we define particular words - success, happiness, love, etc - can have a major impact on the way in which we live our life. One term that I hear thrown around often is “good life”, eg “he lived a good life” . But [...]