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How Socially Responsible Investing Lost Its Soul | Rachel Evans

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment:  As with every fad and trend I’ve witnessed, there are a lot of fakers in the early years of growth. ESG Investing (Environmental, Social and Governance) is another...
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Second Thoughts

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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Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

By Matthew Walker, PhD

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment:   Sleep is a big topic in our family so when my friend, Kevin Shaw, suggested this book I downloaded it immediately.  Walker has become acclaimed for his...
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

By Mark Manson

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment:   As you may guess, the book is profane and Manson seems to be the classic millennial male.  But not even that could distract me from gaining momentum...
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T.S. Eliot

T.S. Eliot

By T.S. Eliot

October 18, 2019

“For last year’s words belongs to last year’s language and next year’s await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” -T.S. Eliot
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Tribe of Mentors

Tribe of Mentors

By Tim Ferriss

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment:   I was not aware of Mr. Ferriss’ first two books, “4-Hour Workweek ” and “ Tools of Titans ” but I will probably go back and take...
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Puff, the Magic Dragon

Puff, the Magic Dragon

By Peter, Paul and Mary

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment:  This popped up (as so many of my monthly favorites do) on my ITunes while running and it took me way back.  I recalled the rumor that this...
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Soulshine

Soulshine

By Warren Haynes

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment:   On my daughter’s Christmas mix this year, she wrote these words to me about this song:  This song became a favorite of mine in my late teens.  ...
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Sunshine on the Land

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

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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Political Moderation

October 18, 2019

We interrupt “This Much I Know” series for this unpaid, somewhat political announcement: I made my way through college by working for the Republican Party.  I’d spend summer and fall...
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Plans and Self-Actualization

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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No, you’re not entitled to your opinion | Patrick Stokes

October 18, 2019

Editor’s comment:   This incredibly bold article by Professor Patrick Stokes says he informs his students that they “are not entitled to any opinion they cannot rationally argue and defend”.  What...
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Moderation in All Things

October 18, 2019

The second of five things I think I now know (for sure) is that moderation is ultimately the position I strive for in every element of my life.  Below are...
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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

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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November Cartoon

November Cartoon

October 18, 2019

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The Girl With the Weight of the World in her Hands

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

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

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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Orange Sky

Orange Sky

By Alexi Murdoch

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Note:  Thanks to Caitlin, my beloved daughter, this song came on my annual Christmas mix.  Alexi Murdoch is new to me and since I love poets who double as...
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