When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. –Marcus Aurelius

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Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most. –Augusta F. Kantra

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Der mentsh trakht un Got lakht; “Man plans and God laughs.” – Yiddish proverb

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Schedule Interrupted? Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That

Schedule Interrupted? Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That

We can learn important lessons from our elders, if we are being fully present to the often simple ways they teach us. Last week, while riding on a local bike path, I noticed a rider about 50 yards ahead of me.  I couldn’t tell if it was a man or woman, young or...

Choices

One of the speakers at last weekend’s Extreme Leadership Summit was Darren Hardy, publisher of SUCCESS magazine and author of The Compound Effect.  What really stayed with me – as I continue on my forever journey to lose/maintain my weight – were...

Thank you Thursday

I recently came across this quote on Pinterest: I am a runner because I run.  Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I have always wanted to be a runner.  I had this vision in my mind of a fleet-footed, thinner, younger version of myself, gracefully running...