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• A Summer to Remember

  Posted on June 24 2019

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  With the official kickoff of the next season upon us, I always reflect on my tremendous upbringing and how the time between academic years—known to most as ‘summer vacation’— was handled. For most young people, these next few months are a time of rest and relaxation; a time to turn off the alarm clocks, cease learning and enjoy fun in the sun. READ MORE

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• Constant Contact or Constant Conflict?

  Posted on July 01 2018

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  We are so quick to judge others when the first person we should judge is ourselves. I am not morally superior to anyone else. When I take offense at the slightest pretense, I reveal just how shallow I am.READ MORE

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• Open Wide and Say, “Ah-ha!”

  Posted on May 13 2018

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  I am in a constant state of regeneration because of the people I meet and the books I read. The past 24-hours were no exception! Life's lessons abound if you remain open to them. Here’s the three most recent epiphanies that happened to me. Saturday night I enjoyed a fantastic dinner catching up with an old friend. The chosen locale...READ MORE

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• We all have a brain, but do we have the mind to use it?

  Posted on April 16 2014

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  We may tout ourselves as the most technologically advanced, sentient beings in the history of mankind, but do we really use our minds when it comes to researching facts, formulating opinions, or even challenging our own previously held convictions?  In the modern world, opinions trump facts, disagreeing or debating has been ditched for demonizing, and civil discourse has become very...READ MORE

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• how to create the most memorable father’s day gift ever

  Posted on June 16 2011

  

  I’ll never forget the thrill I got when I read a book filled with tremendous truths that were completely opposite to what I had believed. The books began to change my life and the lives of my friends and associates. Then I realized I had overlooked the most important people in my life: my family. My oldest son, Jere, was...READ MORE

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