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The Power of Meaning | Emily Esfahani-Smith
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The Power of Meaning | Emily Esfahani-Smith

By Tim McCarthy

January 31, 2018

Editor’s Note:   Like so many of the articles I share, this one came to me via www.dailygood.org , a wonderful website whose messages I receive every morning.  My “search...
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Invictus
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Invictus

By William Ernest Henley

January 31, 2018

Out of the night that covers me,       Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be       For my unconquerable soul.   In the fell clutch...
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Egypt Road
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Egypt Road

By Migos

December 29, 2017

John Zingg and I played music together in college and were close friends during tumultuous times.  Since retiring a year ago, John works on his music with daily discipline.  His...
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Rush to Judgement
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Rush to Judgement

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2017

Let’s face it, we all rush to judgment at times. On the little, every day and momentary things – it is incessant. That perfume makes me gag.  That person’s too...
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December Cartoon
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December Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2017

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A Christmas Song | Dave Matthews Band
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A Christmas Song | Dave Matthews Band

By Dave Matthews Band

November 30, 2017

Editor’s note:  In the spirit of Christmas, I’ll share this updated version of “Love, Love, Love”. Lyric:  Father up above, why in all this anger do you fill me up...
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Money and the Meaning of Life | Bill Taylor
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Money and the Meaning of Life | Bill Taylor

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2017

Editor’s note: Alice and I have been what can be described in this country as poor and we now fit the description of rich.  And in both cases, I’ve worried...
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The Difference Between Open-Minded and Close-Minded People
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The Difference Between Open-Minded and Close-Minded People

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2017

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Stewart Kohl and to www.farnamstreetblog.com for sharing this wonderful article. SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 | Original Article Why is it that some people seem to make constant...
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James Joyce
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James Joyce

By James Joyce

August 31, 2017

Mistakes are the portals of discovery. -James Joyce
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Do You Realize??
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Do You Realize??

By The Flaming Lips

August 31, 2017

Favorite Lyric: And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know You realize that life goes fast It's hard to make the good things last You realize the...
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September Cartoon
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September Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

August 31, 2017

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Tell Me How It Ends
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Tell Me How It Ends

By Valeria Luiselli

August 31, 2017

Editor’s Note: I have strong feelings about immigration though I don’t speak much about it. That’s why I read this book; I want to know more before I speak with...
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The Autobiography of Mark Twain – original and unabridged; Mark Twain
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The Autobiography of Mark Twain – original and unabridged; Mark Twain

July 31, 2017

Editor’s note: That Samuel Clemens was a genius writer and humorist is without a doubt. That he was also cantankerous, narcistic and opinionated is proven more clearly than ever in...
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Shine
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Shine

By Alexi Murdoch

July 31, 2017

Favorite lyric: You spend your days Watching the door Yeah you spend your whole life waiting But you don't know what for You have everything you need right here Still...
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August Cartoon
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August Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2017

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Giving Away Your Billion
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Giving Away Your Billion

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2017

David Brooks JUNE 6, 2017 Recently I’ve been reading the Giving Pledge letters. These are the letters that rich people write when they join Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge campaign. They...
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The Power of Subtraction
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The Power of Subtraction

By Tim McCarthy

July 4, 2017

In the early 1980s, my advertising client convinced me that when a restaurant adds a menu item, they should subtract one at the same time. Their irrefutable logic was that...
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“The Better Angels in our Nature”
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“The Better Angels in our Nature”

By Steven Pinker

July 4, 2017

Editor’s Notes: I’ve signed up for www.gatesnotes.com which is Bill Gates reading blog. After reading a couple books recommended I’m reminded how much smarter he and Melinda must be than...
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Creativity Defined!
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Creativity Defined!

By Tim McCarthy

May 31, 2017

How’s that for a bold headline? I’m a searcher so I accept that my definition may change again but here we go. First, I’m a student of the creative arts...
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June Cartoon
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June Cartoon

By Tim McCarthy

May 31, 2017

Calvin and Hobbes on Creativity & Purpose by Bill Watterson
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Why Finding Meaning — Not Happiness — Is What Really Matters
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Why Finding Meaning — Not Happiness — Is What Really Matters

By Tim McCarthy

May 31, 2017

Author Emily Esfahani Smith explains how one can live a more meaningful life. The pursuit of happiness is so important to American ideals that it has been enshrined in the...
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