Blessing for the day

October 18, 2015
blessing
A beautiful prayer for today's post.  It is, after all, Sunday. I'd love it if you shared one of your own favorites prayers or blessings in the comments. Thank...
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3 Comments · Blog, Soul School

When ignorance is the rule, not the exception

October 17, 2015
ignorance
"I don't agree with global warming." Seriously? Are you a scientist? Do you have empirical evidence? Is there a vote that I'm unaware of? When Isaac Newton...
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Santa Fe sights: pick one

October 16, 2015
This is how I begin my mornings in Santa Fe and here's why: I must have my morning coffee. But one morning we decided to head out to the fabulous Santa Fe Farmers...
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24 Comments · Blog, Travel

Best job-hunting advice, ever

October 15, 2015
Maybe it's because we've been mentoring and coaching young people we know as they go after their first big, professional jobs, but it's become evident that our job...
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The trouble with Alzheimer’s tests

October 14, 2015
Alzheimers
Tests for dementia traditionally ask certain questions, such as “Who is the president of the United States?”, “Who is the vice president of the United...
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Should we always aim high?

October 13, 2015
Aim-high
Aim high. This is the advice we're used to living by. We've heard it since we were kids, when our parents encouraged us to get high grades, perform well in sports, get...
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Moving West: Party down!

October 12, 2015
Chapter  10 Our first party in our new home  We used our new phone to call our friends and invite them over to sit on boxes, drink wine and eat pizza. Mary Ann,...
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Girlfriends

October 11, 2015
girlfriends
I know lots of women. Women who have been with me through thick and thin. Women who give more than they take from me and women who take more than they give me. Women...
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Can we harness the wisdom of age?

October 10, 2015
Boomer friends, do you feel old? I didn't think so. It's always a surprise when I have to give my age.  Am I really that old? I think. Think back to the 1950s, when...
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Struggling to retire

October 9, 2015
retire-young
More than ever before, I see our generation struggling with retirement: questions of when to retire and how are front and center for at least a dozen people I know. Many...
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