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SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual “Year in Review.”  There is nothing magical about the date January 1; personal growth and...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people....

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

Daring Greatly

I heard a quote by Theodore Roosevelt in a TED Talk by Brene Brown PhD, the gist of which is about stepping into the...

Let’s Hope Justice is Done

No matter what the jury ruling is in the sorry tale of former Governor McDonnell, there can be at least one consolation: Virginia is...

Rage and Reaction

In recent weeks, we’ve certainly seen enough rage to recognize its pervasive presence. What has been surprising is how unfocused it seems to be....

All Hail The Dukes

At a humble sandwich counter at a fishing pier in coastal Carolina, the following conversation takes place: "Can I help you?" "Yes, two BLT's please." "Bread?" "Both on...

The Heroes In Our Midst

I pity the younger generation as they savage their sensory input with ipods and video games.  They can be in a crowd, yet as...

She Always Has Your Back

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to you that I, as an animal rehabber, watch many wildlife documentaries. But there is one I saw...