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The Virtuous Cycle of Learning

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

Just as intellect or athleticism are gifts, so too is natural curiosity.  And as with all gifts, they are advanced if/when we apply self-discipline.  Or they can be left undeveloped...
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To Resist or Embrace

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

I’m mentoring a young man whose great strength and weakness is his energy.  His mind runs at 100 MPH and it only turns off when he sleeps, if he does...
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Second Thoughts

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

My first thoughts are generally good. At this age and with my experience, I suppose they should be. But first thoughts are still only that: first thoughts. They should be only the...
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On Whose Shoulders Are We Standing

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

Remembering the people who came before us is important. It calls to mind the things they taught us It reminds us to say thanks by contacting them Remembering my mentors...
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Where Does It Hurt?

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

The homily last Sunday was centered on the theme, “where does it hurt?”.  Our priest’s point was that you cannot identify how to fix what ails you until you know...
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Trust Their Lips but Watch Their Hips

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

I see Patrick Sloan around town from time to time and my greeting is always the same: “thanks for the tip”. Pat was a volunteer coach for my grade school...
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Puff, the Magic Dragon
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Puff, the Magic Dragon

By Peter, Paul and Mary

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment:  This popped up (as so many of my monthly favorites do) on my ITunes while running and it took me way back.  I recalled the rumor that this...
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Soulshine

By Warren Haynes

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment:   On my daughter’s Christmas mix this year, she wrote these words to me about this song:  This song became a favorite of mine in my late teens.  ...
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Sunshine on the Land

By David Wilcox

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment:   A friend of mine and I were praying the other day about his late wife and their adult children in her memory and this song came to...
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Political Moderation

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

We interrupt “This Much I Know” series for this unpaid, somewhat political announcement: I made my way through college by working for the Republican Party.  I’d spend summer and fall...
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Plans and Self-Actualization

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

This last in this series of “things I know for sure” is that no person can become what they want to be without a written plan. Most days, someone speaks...
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Moderation in All Things

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

The second of five things I think I now know (for sure) is that moderation is ultimately the position I strive for in every element of my life.  Below are...
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Orange Sky
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Orange Sky

By Alexi Murdoch

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Note:  Thanks to Caitlin, my beloved daughter, this song came on my annual Christmas mix.  Alexi Murdoch is new to me and since I love poets who double as...
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“Tim’s Top Five Investment Tips” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

I stopped at a lemonade stand today. I told the Mom overseeing the operation that I never pass a children’s lemonade stand because it’s such a great investment. As I...
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The Once and Future Carpenter
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The Once and Future Carpenter

By The Avett Brothers

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: I think my Avett Brothers music count is getting high but this one, off their “Carpenter” album is amazing. My son, Timmy, and I have declared this song...
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Sunshine

By David Wilcox

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: An obscure but long time favorite of mine, David Wilcox, wrote this song many years ago. It came back to me though while I was writing this month's...
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Lost in my Mind
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Lost in my Mind

By The Head And The Heart

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note:  Another gift from my lovely daughter, this song is easy to listen to and also makes a good point.  It’s especially poignant for she and I who are...
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Forever Young
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Forever Young

By Bob Dylan

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: My talented and beloved son, Kevin, was home for one of my open mic nights and while deciding some songs to do together, he suggested this Dylan classic....
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“A Love Song”

By Kenny Loggins

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Okay, it’s soupy, but I selected it because I played and sang it to my wife, Alice, some 37 years ago at our wedding. Through a lot of...
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September Newsletter: “What Gets Measured Gets Done” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The voice for creating better measurements continues to grow in the non-profit world. And that’s certainly a good thing. But my experience in business says much depends on what, and...
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October Newsletter: When You Run

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

A lyric in one of my favorite Avett Brothers songs (featured in Tim’s Library – Songs - April, 2010) states:                   "When you run, make sure you run, to something...
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