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The beginning is not the end
If you had known us in college you would never have suspected that we would turn out as we did. We were roommates, not by choice but rather by circumstance. Oh, we were friends, but completely opposite in almost every way. He had never left the state of his birth, while I had already visited…
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Sanity in the middle of nowhere
Vacations are often thought of as a time to get away from the daily grind and recharge our life-batteries. But is it enough? I remember taking vacations and just beginning to feel somewhat relaxed on the last day before returning home and to work. At the last company I consulted for the employees regularly worked…
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How to change your circumstance
All positive change takes place within a framework of self discovery. You cannot change anything of significance outside of yourself without first changing something within yourself. Most of us spend far too much time trying to understand and manipulate what is going on around us. The truly important work is to recognize what is going…
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Fantasy, beauty and art
My wife asked me to stop at a convenience store so she could purchase a soda. As I pulled into a parking spot, I noticed a woman in her early thirties cleaning out her car in a spot next to me. She was leaning over the seat with the door fully open exposing the fullness…