What’s Next

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

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Article: Theocracies are Doomed. Thank God.

By Tim McCarthy

February 1, 2010

Editor's Note: Yes, it's no coincidence that I'm sharing this article the same month I'm featuring "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" on the bookshelf. Meacham reminds us at...
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Quote: A Taste of Mindfulness

February 1, 2010

A Taste of Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn A Poem from The Power of Mindfulness on page 4. [more] "Have you ever had the experience of stopping so completely, of being...
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Newsletter: A Learning Christmas

By Tim McCarthy

January 15, 2010

In the end, great lives are a product of dedication to life balance and healthy, close relationships. [more] Christmastime in the 1950s and 60s at the Ashtabula McCarthy’s had a...
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Nobility of Spirit: A Forgotten Ideal
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Nobility of Spirit: A Forgotten Ideal

By Rob Riemen

January 1, 2010

Nobility of Spirit: A Forgotten Ideal Written by Rob Riemen Preface: A tough read, this book is a call for a return to Nexus Institute founder believes is the lost...
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Article: How Can Someone Who Lives in Insane Luxury Be a Star in Today’s World?

By Tim McCarthy

November 1, 2009

By Ben Stein Editor's Note: Some years ago, Ben Stein stopped writing his bi-weekly star-gazer column "Monday Night's at Morton's" with this moving tribute. Seems to me he was aging...
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Article: Making the Best of It

By Tim McCarthy

October 1, 2009

By Andrew Olendzki Published: Insight Journal in Summer 2007 Editor's Note: Yes, it's a little heavy, this "mind stuff," but Olendzki does a better job than most explaining why meditation...
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Quote: Life is eternal

October 1, 2009

By Rossiter Worthington Raymond [more] "Life is eternal, and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight."
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Alcoholics Anonymous: Big Book
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Alcoholics Anonymous: Big Book

By Bill W.

September 1, 2009

Alcoholics Anonymous: Big Book Preface: A friend once told me "there is no one in the world who cannot benefit from a twelve-step program." How right she was. I first...
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Newsletter: Eight Instructions

By Tim McCarthy

July 15, 2009

Lessons from life. [more] Like you, I have friends who forward me internet humor and inspiration. Most of it, as you know, is crap. Some, much worse, carry worms and...
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Article: Burn Bright, Don’t Burn Out
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Article: Burn Bright, Don’t Burn Out

By Tim McCarthy

July 1, 2009

By Leonard Felder from Ode Aagazine September 2008 issue Editor's Note: Mission driven people are just that - driven. And I've seen many of them drive themselves (and others around...
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Sunshine on the Land
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Sunshine on the Land

By David Wilcox

July 1, 2009

Essence of the music/lyrics: David Wilcox has been a favorite musician of mine for many years because he says he writes "songs that could never be played on elevators."  ☺ ...
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The Road Less Traveled
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The Road Less Traveled

By M. Scott Peck M.D.

July 1, 2009

The Road Less Traveled A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck M.D. Preface: I read this for the first time when it was...
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Full Catastrophe Living
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Full Catastrophe Living

By Jon Kabat-Zinn

June 1, 2009

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn Preface: Hopefully, my dear reader, you do not suffer anxiety...
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Article: Professor of Happiness

By Tim McCarthy

April 1, 2009

By Peter Van Dijk from Ode Magazine - March 2008 issue Editor's Note: As part of my work on myself and for social change, I've been studying "happiness." This article...
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Article: Money can’t buy happiness, but happiness may buy money

By Tim McCarthy

March 1, 2009

By Kevin Maney from USAtoday.com - Money - Posted on 3/10/2004 Editor's Note: I saw this article in USAToday many years ago so it's a little out of date but...
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Both Sides Now
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Both Sides Now

By Judy Collins

March 1, 2009

Essence of the music/lyrics: This was one of the first songs that caused me to think about how I think. In my late adolescence, I'd look at clouds, life and...
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When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough
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When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough

By Harold Kushner

December 1, 2008

When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough By Harold Kushner The Book of the Month: A book that attacks the most essential question we all face – the meaning of...
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