What’s Next

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

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Sunshine on the Land
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Sunshine on the Land

By David Wilcox

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment:   A friend of mine and I were praying the other day about his late wife and their adult children in her memory and this song came to...
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Stay Gold
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Stay Gold

By First Aid Kit

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment: This song is among the latest mix given to me by my daughter, Caitlin.  We enjoy together music with meaning and while this one is not a favorite...
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Plans and Self-Actualization

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

This last in this series of “things I know for sure” is that no person can become what they want to be without a written plan. Most days, someone speaks...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

October 18, 2019

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived...
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Mitch Albom
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Mitch Albom

By Mitch Albom

October 18, 2019

"Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone." - Mitch Albom
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The Girl With the Weight of the World in her Hands
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The Girl With the Weight of the World in her Hands

By Indigo Girls

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment: This song came back to me as I was writing my blog and book of the month columns. The “girl” the Indigos sing about are the people we...
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Live and Die
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Live and Die

By The Avett Brothers

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment:   My favorite poet musicians strike again.  In this lively tune, they sing of living like a Pharaoh and singing like a sparrow and most of all remind...
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Peace Train
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Peace Train

By Yusuf / Cat Stevens

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment: The news seems no longer the news, it’s seems more like mud-slinging.  I’m weary of it.  So when this old song came up on my ITunes, I played...
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Money and the Meaning of Life
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Money and the Meaning of Life

By Jacob Needleman

October 18, 2019

Editor’s note:  If you’re not into philosophy, don’t buy this book.  If you are, don’t miss it.  It was first published in 1991.  Its truths are age old and forever...
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Vicktor Frankl
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Vicktor Frankl

By Viktor Frankl

October 18, 2019

“Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued;...
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Maybe It's Time
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Maybe It's Time

By Bradley Cooper

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment: I haven’t seen this movie but my daughter has told me this song is sung by a man who is turning his life around. As one who has...
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“Tim’s Top Five Investment Tips” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

I stopped at a lemonade stand today. I told the Mom overseeing the operation that I never pass a children’s lemonade stand because it’s such a great investment. As I...
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Story: Teacher Srikumar Rao Wins Acclaim

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by Paul Van Slambrouck Published: July 5, 2010 by The Christian Science Monitor Editor's Note: If I ever teach for real, Mr. Rao will be my model. Not the...
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The Once and Future Carpenter
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The Once and Future Carpenter

By The Avett Brothers

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: I think my Avett Brothers music count is getting high but this one, off their “Carpenter” album is amazing. My son, Timmy, and I have declared this song...
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Soulshine
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Soulshine

By Allman Brothers Band

October 15, 2019

Editor's note: “Soulshine” by Allman Brothers is a very meaningful song to me – and perhaps to you too. Favorite verse: “Soulshine, it’s better than sunshine, it's better than moonshine,...
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Lost in my Mind
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Lost in my Mind

By The Head And The Heart

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note:  Another gift from my lovely daughter, this song is easy to listen to and also makes a good point.  It’s especially poignant for she and I who are...
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Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight,
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Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight,

By Amos Lee

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Lee has been cited on the website before since for my money, he’s as good a poet songwriter as there is on the current music scene. I enjoy...
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Forever Young
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Forever Young

By Bob Dylan

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: My talented and beloved son, Kevin, was home for one of my open mic nights and while deciding some songs to do together, he suggested this Dylan classic....
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“Dying to Live”
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“Dying to Live”

By Edgar Winter

October 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: Alright, picture me at 19 years old still in the college angst of “what’s the meaning of my life?” The song will make more sense that way as...
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A Dustland Fairytale
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A Dustland Fairytale

By The Killers

October 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Nostalgia. Nothing puts a lump in your throat and a pang in your heart like remembering the past, and this song’s powerful message of dreams lost and found...
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The Road to Character
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The Road to Character

By David Brooks

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: Brooks earlier book, The Social Animal, was featured here some time ago. This guy has a unique talent for de-mystifying the deeply philosophical and complex issues surrounding life’s...
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