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Better Angels of our Nature
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Better Angels of our Nature

By Steven Pinker

November 30, 2021

Editor’s note:  I purposely chose this book as a companion to this month’s “News Cyclone” article.  Pinker’s well-supported theory that violence has continually declined over the centuries is a pretty...
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Faith
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Faith

By Lake Street Dive

November 30, 2021

Editor’s note:  Occasionally I like a cover way more than I liked the original recording.  This one, George Michael’s Faith covered by my new favorite band, Lake Street Dive is...
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The News Cyclone
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The News Cyclone

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2021

The question: Does media reflect or form culture – was a hot topic at the time I was a young marketing professional. It’s a classic “chicken or the egg” philosophic...
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Discrete Bits
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Discrete Bits

By Seth Godin

October 30, 2021

It’s so much easier to see and process the world if we divide it into discrete bits. This is non-fiction, that’s fiction. This is a good restaurant, that’s a bad...
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Old Wishes
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Old Wishes

By Tim McCarthy

October 30, 2021

A few months ago, my friend, Chris, shared this quote: “Ask yourself, Tim, what do you have now that you once wished for”? The thought was particularly interesting since he’s...
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Forever Young
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Forever Young

By Bob Dylan

October 29, 2021

Editor’s note:   I enjoy the extreme pleasure of playing out with my son, Kevin.  Recently we were invited to his old neighborhood in Connecticut to play an outdoor family...
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Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering
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Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering

By Scott Small

October 29, 2021

Editor’s note:  It’s funny that I was told this book is “easy to read” because for me, it was not.  Small is a scientist and therefore while more reachable than...
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The Opposite of Congress
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The Opposite of Congress

By Trent Hinger21

September 30, 2021

If con is the opposite of pro, then is Congress the opposite of progress?  -Trent Hinger21
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She’s Leaving Home
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She’s Leaving Home

By John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Manuel Barrueco, David Tanenbaum

August 30, 2021

Editor’s Note:   The great legacy of the Beatles is in two pillars: 1. They explored a variety of musical approaches much wider than anyone before or since and 2....
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The Untethered Soul
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The Untethered Soul

By Michael Singer

August 30, 2021

Editor’s comment:  Due to sharing my life changing books last month and asking for yours, I have a stack of 15 books I had not read before you recommended them....
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Life Changing Books
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Life Changing Books

July 31, 2021

A young friend who is working on a pivot in his life asked me what books he should read during such introspection. It didn’t take long for me to share...
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Everything in Moderation — a Key to a Happy and Balanced Life
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Everything in Moderation — a Key to a Happy and Balanced Life

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2021

Editor’s note:   I’m fascinated by learning the causes and effects of moderation versus extreme lifestyles.  It’s simply one of the most prominent issues of modern America in my mind. ...
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The Gifts of Imperfection
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The Gifts of Imperfection

By Brené Brown

June 30, 2021

“Perfectionism is not the same thing has striving to be your best. Perfectionism is the belief that if we live perfect, look perfect, and act perfect, we can minimize or...
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Claire Suddath’s interview with Dr. Deepak Chopra
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Claire Suddath’s interview with Dr. Deepak Chopra

By Tim McCarthy

June 30, 2021

Editor’s comment: I read a brief clip of this Claire Suddath Bloomberg interview in the monthly magazine and was struck by his opening response, which is excerpted below. Excerpt:  “Meditation...
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Grievance and Possibility
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Grievance and Possibility

By Seth Godin

May 31, 2021

"Grievance and possibility have confusing roots. Grievance isn’t about grieving. In fact, it’s the opposite. Grievance is the narrative of getting even. Possibility doesn’t itemize everything that’s possible. Instead, it...
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Mindfulness Makeover
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Mindfulness Makeover

By Sarah Jeane Brown

May 30, 2021

Original Article Editor’s note:  From Forbes, no less, comes this continuing thought that it’s time for mindfulness practice to become mainstream.  I’m an inveterate ruminator and so until I started...
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It’s Not About You
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It’s Not About You

By Tom Rath

May 30, 2021

Editor’s note:  In keeping with blog theme, this month’s book is Tom Rath's (StrengthsFinders) brief research and personal experience-based book, “It’s Not About You”.  It’s hard to write in a...
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Who do you Admire?
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Who do you Admire?

By Tim McCarthy

May 30, 2021

My favorite blogger, Seth Godin, said recently that “ Attitude follows action far more often than action follows attitude.”  So, today, I’m writing about the people I admire most in...
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Fisher Road To Hollywood
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Fisher Road To Hollywood

By The Avett Brothers

May 1, 2021

Editor’s Note:  Thanks to Pete Accorti for sending this haunting song from my favorite musicians.  Seth and Scott and their bandmates always stretch melodies and lyrics, here even harmonies to...
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Occasion for Being Taught
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Occasion for Being Taught

By Mortimer J. Adler

March 29, 2021

No one who looks upon disagreement as an occasion for teaching another should forget that it is also an occasion for being taught. -Mortimer J. Adler
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Presence of the Lord
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Presence of the Lord

By Blind Faith

February 27, 2021

Editor’s note:   I ran into a live Clapton Winwood recording of this song and memories came flooding back.  Blind Faith was one of many “supergroups” who came and went...
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