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Our Energy Is Contagious

It was a gorgeous morning and promised to be a beautiful day. The temperature hadn’t yet hit 70 degrees outside, and the high would be only about 75. 

My son and I decided we’d take advantage of the...

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Which Came First, His Life Filled with Love and Happiness or His Gratitude?

Dad's life of music began when he was a small boy singing with his eight brothers in their own orchestra. They were impressive, later appearing on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts in 1954, where the applause...

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I've Got a Spa Date with the Creosote

Those who follow me on social media know that I often post about my walks and hikes in nature and talk about the importance of spending regular time outdoors to soothe the mind and spirit.

But why is that? What is it about...

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How to Live with Childlike Wonder (aka Beginner's Mind)

As she let go of the back of the seat, I was launched into a sense of freedom I’d never known before.

Balancing on my sister’s two-wheeler, I propelled myself forward into the unknown, fully present...

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Frustrated? Judgy? All Up in a Tizzy? Here's How to Zap It.

We all know that feeling...

We’re frustrated. Grumpy. We got up on the wrong side of the bed, or the day just isn’t going as smoothly as we’d planned.

We’re feeling stuck in a whirlpool of...

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Our Playdate with the Ducks

I picked up my son Nick from the ASU Polytechnic campus, where the university's bus would bring him back from Tempe's main campus (pre-COVID-19).

It was his early day to start and finish classes, so we decided to take...

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