What’s Next

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

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The Difference Between Open-Minded and Close-Minded People
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The Difference Between Open-Minded and Close-Minded People

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2017

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Stewart Kohl and to www.farnamstreetblog.com for sharing this wonderful article. SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 | Original Article Why is it that some people seem to make constant...
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James Joyce
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James Joyce

By James Joyce

August 31, 2017

Mistakes are the portals of discovery. -James Joyce
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Do You Realize??
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Do You Realize??

By The Flaming Lips

August 31, 2017

Favorite Lyric: And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know You realize that life goes fast It's hard to make the good things last You realize the...
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Shine
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Shine

By Alexi Murdoch

July 31, 2017

Favorite lyric: You spend your days Watching the door Yeah you spend your whole life waiting But you don't know what for You have everything you need right here Still...
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“The Better Angels in our Nature”
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“The Better Angels in our Nature”

By Steven Pinker

July 4, 2017

Editor’s Notes: I’ve signed up for www.gatesnotes.com which is Bill Gates reading blog. After reading a couple books recommended I’m reminded how much smarter he and Melinda must be than...
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Creativity Defined!
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Creativity Defined!

By Tim McCarthy

May 31, 2017

How’s that for a bold headline? I’m a searcher so I accept that my definition may change again but here we go. First, I’m a student of the creative arts...
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Why Finding Meaning — Not Happiness — Is What Really Matters
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Why Finding Meaning — Not Happiness — Is What Really Matters

By Tim McCarthy

May 31, 2017

Author Emily Esfahani Smith explains how one can live a more meaningful life. The pursuit of happiness is so important to American ideals that it has been enshrined in the...
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Allentown
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Allentown

By Billy Joel

April 28, 2017

A line to think about: So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real Iron and...
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First Things First
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First Things First

By Stephen Covey

March 30, 2017

Editor’s Note: “ I’ve been thinking and writing a lot lately about the use of time. It’s the only thing everyone has in equal quantity and yet it is also...
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Viktor E. Frankl
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Viktor E. Frankl

By Viktor E. Frankl

March 30, 2017

" Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life...
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Before The Deluge
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Before The Deluge

By Jackson Browne

February 28, 2017

A line to think about: "While the sand slipped through the opening And their hands reached for the golden ring With their hearts they turned to each other's heart for...
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Time in a Bottle
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Time in a Bottle

By Jim Croce

February 1, 2017

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Amazing Music: "If It Be Your Will" by Leonard Cohen
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Amazing Music: "If It Be Your Will" by Leonard Cohen

By Leonard Cohen

November 29, 2016

Editor’s note: A beautiful prayer by Leonard Cohen. Enough said. The words below are part of his introduction to the song at his 1985 Warsaw concert.  Favorite words: "There is...
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Article of Interest: The Power of Emotional Agility

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2016

Editor’s Note: I’m a slave to impulse though thankfully less so as I age and mellow. But it still takes a huge effort for me (Alice says I’m not “type...
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Article of Interest: “Join in the Dance” by Father Richard Rohr

By Tim McCarthy

October 30, 2016

Editor’s note:   I read Father Rohr’s daily reflections most mornings.  As with any reader, some days he resonates, some not so much.  On this day, I loved his reflection...
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Article of Interest – “How Music Brings Us Together” by Jill Suttie

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July 31, 2016

Editor’s comments: How amazing that we are now proving music has mental health benefits! Who didn’t know that? My Mom never sang to us or to anyone, she was embarrassed...
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You Might Die Trying
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You Might Die Trying

By Dave Matthews Band

July 31, 2016

Dave Matthews Band 'You Might Die Trying’ - I grew up with Dave Matthews Band. They are my development years (high school and college). Just a fun, accessible, sing-along, jam...
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My Silver Lining
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My Silver Lining

By First Aid Kit

May 30, 2016

Editor's Note: A couple close friends on a tough assignment told me they played this song while they worked. Great lyrics and the right upbeat rhythm to keep one going,...
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Article of Interest – “Seven Lessons About Finding the Work You Were Meant To Do” by Kate Torgovnick May
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Article of Interest – “Seven Lessons About Finding the Work You Were Meant To Do” by Kate Torgovnick May

By Tim McCarthy

May 30, 2016

Editor’s note: The very idea that we don’t “find” our calling, we “fight for it” is a head-banger for me. I’m doing a commencement address to my old high school...
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Be The Miracle
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Be The Miracle

By Regina Brett

April 27, 2016

Editor’s note: Sometimes I just need a lift. This book by a local newspaper writer who I’ve met and I admire qualifies. She’s also a good writer having been finalist...
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83

By John Mayer

March 30, 2016

Editor’s Note: I’ve been assigned by my meditation teacher to consider my "essential self." In his words, that means to try to picture who I was before I experienced the...
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