What’s Next

For anyone asking what comes after the title, the paycheck, or the plan.

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Peace Train
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Peace Train

By Yusuf / Cat Stevens

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment: The news seems no longer the news, it’s seems more like mud-slinging.  I’m weary of it.  So when this old song came up on my ITunes, I played...
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Money and the Meaning of Life
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Money and the Meaning of Life

By Jacob Needleman

October 18, 2019

Editor’s note:  If you’re not into philosophy, don’t buy this book.  If you are, don’t miss it.  It was first published in 1991.  Its truths are age old and forever...
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Vicktor Frankl
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Vicktor Frankl

By Viktor Frankl

October 18, 2019

“Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued;...
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Maybe It's Time
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Maybe It's Time

By Bradley Cooper

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment: I haven’t seen this movie but my daughter has told me this song is sung by a man who is turning his life around. As one who has...
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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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Story: Teacher Srikumar Rao Wins Acclaim

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by Paul Van Slambrouck Published: July 5, 2010 by The Christian Science Monitor Editor's Note: If I ever teach for real, Mr. Rao will be my model. Not the...
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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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Soulshine
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Soulshine

By Allman Brothers Band

October 15, 2019

Editor's note: “Soulshine” by Allman Brothers is a very meaningful song to me – and perhaps to you too. Favorite verse: “Soulshine, it’s better than sunshine, it's better than moonshine,...
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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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Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight,
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Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight,

By Amos Lee

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Lee has been cited on the website before since for my money, he’s as good a poet songwriter as there is on the current music scene. I enjoy...
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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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“Dying to Live”
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“Dying to Live”

By Edgar Winter

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: Alright, picture me at 19 years old still in the college angst of “what’s the meaning of my life?” The song will make more sense that way as...
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A Dustland Fairytale
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A Dustland Fairytale

By The Killers

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Nostalgia. Nothing puts a lump in your throat and a pang in your heart like remembering the past, and this song’s powerful message of dreams lost and found...
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The Road to Character
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The Road to Character

By David Brooks

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: Brooks earlier book, The Social Animal, was featured here some time ago. This guy has a unique talent for de-mystifying the deeply philosophical and complex issues surrounding life’s...
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Stitches
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Stitches

By Anne Lamott

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Part of the research for my own book is to buy any book that promises to discuss life’s “meaning.” Learning other perspectives and avoiding repetition is my goal....
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Start Here Now
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Start Here Now

By Susan Piver

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: If you've ever considered trying meditation, this is the book for you. My mindfulness practice began in the mid-1990s and has progressively changed how I look at life....
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Old Turtle and the Broken Truth
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Old Turtle and the Broken Truth

By Douglas Wood

October 15, 2019

Editor’s comment: I don’t usually feature a children’s book but this one is a good reminder to those of us reading to our children/grandchildren. The parable is a star (of...
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Name that Emotion
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Name that Emotion

By Dr. Erin Olivo

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: I’m a little skittish about self-help books anymore, especially from an associate of “Dr. Oz” and so before reading “Wise Mind Living,” Dr. Olivo’s 200 page advice to...
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If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?
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If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?

By Kurt Vonnegut

October 15, 2019

Editor’s comment: In celebration of graduation season, here are nine graduation addresses collected and published by Vonnegut friend, Dan Wakefield. Reader be reminded that Vonnegut was an outrageous figure, a...
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Change Your Questions Change Your Life
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Change Your Questions Change Your Life

By Marilee Adams

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: I'm not much for parables and the story in this book is no exception. But the learning, the very idea of Question Thinking is very powerful for me....
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Callings
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Callings

By David Isay

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Before every business plan, I ask my students/friends/employees to first write a life plan so that their work will match their purpose. In this incredibly readable and enjoyable...
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