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Across the Universe
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Across the Universe

By The Beatles

March 28, 2013

Editor’s Note: I’m not Lennon’s biggest fan but I love the thought “nothing’s going change my world”. Favorite verse: “Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns...
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April: Article of the Month

By Tim McCarthy

March 28, 2013

Editor’s Note: I’m getting on this guy’s blog, if he has one. Two articles I’ve read recently, this one and “Ten Smart Things I’ve learned from People Who Never Went...
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April: Quote of the Month

March 28, 2013

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you...
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December Quote: Charles Lubbock

November 29, 2012

"What we see depends mainly on what we look for." Charles Lubbock
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Keep Calm and Carry On
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Keep Calm and Carry On

By Mark Reinecke

November 29, 2012

Editor’s Note: If you aren’t an anxious person and/or don’t believe in psychiatry – don’t read this book. But for those of us who suffer anxiety issues, as I do,...
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Night
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Night

By Elie Wiesel

September 5, 2012

Editor’s Note: It’s hard to be reminded of the Holocaust, especially when I think I was born only seven years after it ended. It’s not like so many things–ancient history....
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All Things Must Pass
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All Things Must Pass

By George Harrison

August 2, 2012

Editor’s Note: It's hard to believe it’s been over ten years since George Harrison, my favorite Beatle, passed away. Hearing his solo stuff, especially this song, always puts me in...
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July Quote:

July 1, 2012

“Do not depend on the hope of results. When you do the sort of work you have taken on, you must face the fact that your work may apparently be...
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June Newsletter: “Strength in Weakness” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

May 31, 2012

Sorry for the inconvenience, please click here to view the July Newsletter July Newsletter: “Like Marriage, Business Takes Work” by Tim McCarthy Author’s note: This is a month of transition...
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The Ballad of Love and Hate
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The Ballad of Love and Hate

By The Avett Brothers

May 31, 2012

Editor’s Note: I finally went to see the Avett Brothers Saturday night. Thanks again to Craig Niess for turning me on to them years ago. Though just a guitar, a...
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April Article: “Heart Surgeon Speaks Out” by Dr. Dwight Lundell

By Tim McCarthy

March 31, 2012

Editor’s Note: Ever since hearing a presentation 20 years ago from a surgeon who said “30% of your health is chance (heredity), 70% is choice (how you treat your body...
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April Quote:

March 31, 2012

“Life does not consist mainly – or even largely – of facts and happenings.   It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever blowing through one’s mind.”...
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February Article: “Recovering from Information Overload” by Derek Dean and Caroline Webb

By Tim McCarthy

February 2, 2012

Editor’s note:  Thanks to my good friend and article-watcher, Ron Dimattia, for passing this onto me.  I’ve never been a big Clinton fan and yet his point of “charity” alone...
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Warmth of Other Suns
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Warmth of Other Suns

By Isabel Wilkerson

February 2, 2012

Editor’s note:  First of all, I never considered six million African-Americans relocating from the “Jim Crow” south to the industrial north and west from 1930 to 1960 as one of...
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Here Comes the Sun
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Here Comes the Sun

By George Harrison

February 2, 2012

Editor’s note: This song was written by Harrison after having gone through a lot of difficulties in 1969. I’ve often found myself in the position during dark times to remind...
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When You Say Nothing at All
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When You Say Nothing at All

By Alison Krauss & Union Station

January 1, 2012

Editor's Note: Seems like a good month for a love song. My son and his wife played this at their wedding and I liked it but for reasons that are...
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January Article: “Recovering from Information Overload” by Derek Dean and Caroline Webb

By Tim McCarthy

January 1, 2012

Editor’s note: You’ll have to register on the McKinsey site to finish reading this but it’s free and well worth the read. Every single person I know faces information overload...
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January Quote:

January 1, 2012

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin
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Encore – Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life
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Encore – Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life

By Marc Freedman

January 1, 2012

Editor's Note: A special highlight of "Encore" is the author's inclusion of stories of people who have chosen not to retire from working itself, but to change careers for work...
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December Case Study: World Becoming Less Violent Summary, by Seth Borenstein

By Tim McCarthy

December 1, 2011

  Editor's Note:  While not a classic case study, as we usually place here, the article below by Seth Borenstein summarizes research and findings from the leading authority on violence,...
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October Quote of the Month

October 1, 2011

"To put everything in balance is good. To put everything in harmony is better." -Victor Hugo
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