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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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Everybody’s Had the Blues
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Everybody’s Had the Blues

By Merle Haggard

July 31, 2021

Editor’s note:  I ran into this obscure cover of an old Haggard song performed on 1993 Blues Summit CD by BB King and Joe Louis Walker and I could only...
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Philanthropy, from Aristotle to Zuckerberg
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Philanthropy, from Aristotle to Zuckerberg

By Paul Vellely

July 31, 2021

Editor’s note: I ordered the book after reading a review and was stunned by its size on arrival.   Still I bravely dove in and found it surprisingly easy to...
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August Laugh
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August Laugh

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2021

Today, an old lady at the bank asked me to help check her balance... so I gave her a push.  via GIPHY
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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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July Humor
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July Humor

By Tim McCarthy

June 30, 2021

Agency : Sir, we found 3 candidates as per your requirements. How do you want their placements, sir? Hire : Put about 100 bricks in a closed room. Then send...
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A Walk in the Woods
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A Walk in the Woods

By Bill Bryson

June 30, 2021

Editor’s note:  When I featured Bryson’s “The Body”, a good friend recommended this book which is hilariously funny.  Written in the late ‘90s, Bryson details his (and a friend’s) non-hiker...
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Fly Like an Eagle
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Fly Like an Eagle

By Steve Miller Band

June 30, 2021

Editor’s note: Steve Miller Blues Band was never on my primary play list but I always enjoyed his work.  This was his urgent call (time keeps on slipping) to the...
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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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June Joke
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June Joke

By Tim McCarthy

May 31, 2021

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Yellow Moon
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Yellow Moon

By Aaron Neville

May 30, 2021

Editor’s note:  I’m not even including a favorite lyric in this note because this is a pure rhythm and blues, New Orleans rock/jazz, toe-tapper from generational musicians, performed live at...
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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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Generosity Unbound
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Generosity Unbound

By Claire Gaudiani

May 1, 2021

Editor’s note:  I don’t know how I stumbled on this decade-old book but beyond Gaudiani’s ill-advised “independence declaration”, she riveted my interest.  Claire Gaudiani is a well-known student of philanthropy...
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Why Facts Don’t Change Minds by James Clear
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Why Facts Don’t Change Minds by James Clear

By Tim McCarthy

May 1, 2021

Editor’s Note:  Clear, the author of “Atomic Habits” dives much more deeply and thoughtfully into my simple thoughts from this month’s blog regarding “dis and mis information”.  Original Post: The...
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