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

By Tim McCarthy

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

By Tim McCarthy

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
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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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November Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

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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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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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None of Us Are Free
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None of Us Are Free

By Solomon Burke

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Comment:  Perhaps in honor of Martin Luther King day and all the immigration and human trafficking issues we face, this song came to me recently.  When I listened to...
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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

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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January Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

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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: The X Factor

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written By Norm Brodsky Published: Sep 1, 2001 by INC agazine Editor's Note: I often share this article with someone who approaches me about starting their own business, which happens...
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Story: The Birth of a Foundation

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Written by Mario Morino Published: © 1995 by The Morino Institute . Editor's Note: I like to think of The Business of Good, its origin and its mission, as somewhat...
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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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Story: Crisis in Kenya Update-the Murder of Melitus Mugabe Were

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Editor's Note: International Partners in Mission (IPM) works across borders of faith and culture on behalf of children, women, and youth to create partnerships that build justice, peace, and hope....
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Story: Bill Strickland: Role Model for Social Entrepreneurship

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Published: January 03, 2007 in Knowledge@W.P. Carey Editor's Note: About a year ago, I ventured to Pittsburgh to see the Manchester Bidwell project first hand and talk with Bill Strickland...
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