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What’s Inside You  Part VII

What’s Inside You Part VII

At last we have arrived at the end of this series. We started with a sense of youthfulness/fun and then we discussed pain. Then we talked about traditions, followed by wisdom and...

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What’s Inside of You Part VI

What’s Inside of You Part VI

Thus far in this series, we have covered a great range of different emotions and personality traits that exist in all of us. This next one trait however, is one of my very...

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What’s Inside of You Part V

What’s Inside of You Part V

I stand at a unique point where I am going to make some changes that are basically scary. It’s hard when you’ve done something for a while and then realize that you have to...

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What’s Inside of You Part IV

What’s Inside of You Part IV

There will be times my friends when things seem impossible. When you can’t understand why everything goes wrong and the world seems to on top of you when you were on top of the...

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What’s Inside of You Part III

What’s Inside of You Part III

Sometimes, we yield to traditions that seem to have been around forever and as with most traditions, many of us honor them but never know why. Now questioning traditions isn’t...

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What’s Inside of You Part II

What’s Inside of You Part II

It’s been a tough couple of days friends. Some people that I am close to and that I even admired have been less than stellar in their actions towards me and I even got a case of...

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What’s Inside of You Part I

What’s Inside of You Part I

I just had a great conversation with one of my best friends from high school. We were in a rock band when we were teenagers and he was a phenomenal drummer then and he’s even...

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Finding Inspiration

Finding Inspiration

How many times have you been in need of a pick up, a little inspiration and a touch of motivation? Be honest! Some days, it’s simply a struggle to see the beauty and light on the...

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Stretch Yourself

Stretch Yourself

Lately in my Japanese jujitsu class, Shihan Torey has been implementing new and more “challenging” warm ups. While I see myself as something of an avid fitness practitioner,...

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Learning from anyone

Learning from anyone

My dad taught me something a long time ago that I could learn from anyone as long as I was willing to listen. That thought resonates with me till this day. In my time in...

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Filling Pails – Lighting Fires

Filling Pails – Lighting Fires

September 20, 2011 The famed Irish poet W.B. Yeats said “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” I firmly believe that great education is the product...

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