What’s Next

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

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Let It Be Me
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Let It Be Me

By Ray LaMontagne

February 27, 2020

Song of the Month: “Let it be Me”, by Ray Lamontagne Editor’s note: I was ruminating on a life changing event someone dear to me is going through and this...
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Og Mandino
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Og Mandino

By Og Mandino

January 29, 2020

  "I am convinced that the greatest legacy we can leave our children are happy memories: those precious moments so much like pebbles on the beach that are plucked from...
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Windsong by John Denver
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Windsong by John Denver

By John Denver

January 29, 2020

Editor’s Note:  Many Denver songs lean too syrupy for my taste and this one is a bit the same.  But the lyrics and his lovely voice – aided here on...
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Carol Holmes
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Carol Holmes

By Carol Holmes

December 31, 2019

“A happy life is made up of little things…a gift sent, a letter written, a call made, a recommendation given, transportation provided, a cake made, a book lent, a check...
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Risking Deep Connections
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Risking Deep Connections

By Tim McCarthy

December 30, 2019

The first three paragraphs from a recent Seth Godin blog titled, “Deep Connection”, got me thinking. “When someone tells you something you need to hear, instead of something you’re hoping...
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The Science Behind Why Inspirational Quotes Motivate Us
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The Science Behind Why Inspirational Quotes Motivate Us

December 30, 2019

We all have that favorite quote. But what makes some turns of phrase so resonant?   Original article:   BY   GWEN MORAN When things get tough, many people turn...
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Why I Write
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Why I Write

By Tim McCarthy

November 27, 2019

I write and publish my writing for the following reasons: To learn what I’m thinking. Once something’s on paper (computer) it’s more real to me. To learn how I change....
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Melody Beattie
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Melody Beattie

By Melody Beattie

November 27, 2019

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a...
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What’s Your Story?

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

I come from a long line of story tellers. It comes first in the genes – quite a bit of Irish blood when McCarthy married a McDonough We have letters...
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I Won't Back Down
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I Won't Back Down

By Tom Petty

October 18, 2019

A line to think about: "Gonna stand my ground, won't be turned around And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down Gonna stand my ground and I won't back...
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Is Time My Friend or My Enemy?

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

Think about the key decisions facing you.  Perhaps you’ve been putting one of them off.  Perhaps you’re facing one deadline or another - buying or selling a home, hiring or...
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Quote: Failure is…

October 18, 2019

"Failure is [more] not fatal but failure to change might be." Written by John Wooden
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Noah Harari
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Noah Harari

By Homo Deus

October 18, 2019

Editor’s note :  This mind blowing work, subtitled “A Brief History of Tomorrow”, gets a bit lost for me because of its ambition to forecast a few hundred years forward. ...
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Robert Frost
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Robert Frost

By Robert Frost

October 18, 2019

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. -Robert Frost
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Bill Taylor

By Bill Taylor

October 18, 2019

Money may be the root of all evil, but only if you are not honest about what it means to you. -Bill Taylor
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Pablo Picasso
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Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

October 18, 2019

The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away – Pablo Picasso
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Long Promised Road Lyrics
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Long Promised Road Lyrics

By The Beach Boys

October 18, 2019

Favorite Lyric: Sew up the wounds of evolution And the now starts to get in my way So what if life's a revelation If the mind speaks of only today...
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Time
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Time

By Pink Floyd

October 18, 2019

Favorite Lyric: Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying in the sunshine staying...
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Tracee Ellis Ross
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Tracee Ellis Ross

By Tracee Ellis Ross

October 18, 2019

"As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear. " -Tracee Ellis Ross
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Second Thoughts

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

My first thoughts are generally good. At this age and with my experience, I suppose they should be. But first thoughts are still only that: first thoughts. They should be only the...
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On Whose Shoulders Are We Standing

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

Remembering the people who came before us is important. It calls to mind the things they taught us It reminds us to say thanks by contacting them Remembering my mentors...
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