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Writer Rating: 2.0000Writer Description: Happiness, Self Leadership and a Better Society
Few will deny that we’re living through unprecedented times and seasons! In launching my special ABC’s of NOW podcast series, I ori...
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We're All Part of the Everybody
In a world that’s gone seemingly mad, it’s possible to find stability, peace and good will among men. Most if it begins with us! ...
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Well Being for the Holiday Season and Beyond
The holiday season is here with many feeling more stressed and perplexed than ever; but be encouraged as you reach into treasures of well-being av...
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Letters and Words for a Time of Change
Letters and Thoughts for a Changing Time Few can deny that our world is undergoing a seismic shift where institutions, ideas, ideals and more a...
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The ABC's of NOW: M is for Money and L is for Life
None can deny that our cosmos is changing. We’re experiencing a giant shift that has a few excited for things to come while many of us cling des...
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ABC's of NOW - Second Installment for Global Change
Greetings, all! If you haven’t already tuned in, I invite you to join me as we “re-visit” the alphabet during these exciting,...
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The ABC's of NOW: Epic Change and a Wonderful World Ahead (if you can stand it)!
None can deny it. We are experiencing an era of unprecedented, even epoch, change! However, when change occurs, we’re often met with unce...
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Growing Our Emotional Intelligence
No one will doubt we're collectively experiencing a topsy-turvy world. Living with uncertainty has become the new norm. Adaptation is rapidly e...
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Asking Questions and Being a Light!
We’ve all been there. We started out small, arrivals to a world outside the womb. And soon, we were brimming with all kinds of ...
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Making a point in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building In a world that angles for our attention, anger, partiality and strife . ....
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Chatting Up Happiness with Happiness Guy Gary King
Posing with Happiness Guy Gary King and one of his many HAPPINESS signs Is it possible to look at the word HAPPINESS and not feel just a tad bi...
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2020: New Year Awaits an Old Kind of Eyesight Known as Hindsight
Welcome to 2020, a year I'm crediting to an emerging -- if somewhat resistant -- form of eyesight known as hindsight. Unlike thos...
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I Discovered Happiness at the Cosmos Hotel in Moldova
Moldova’s Cosmos Hotel at Night I discovered a welcome gift of happiness while visiting Moldova and it was packaged in the Cosmos Hotel. ...
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The power of example is more critical than we know. Example is so critical that when it fails to function adequately, status quo leadership i...
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Stories have always fascinated me: stories of people, of history and of defining moments in the lives of mankind. Over the years, stories have chal...
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Heading Toward the Great Escape
Imagination allows us to escape the predictable. It enables us to reply to the common wisdom that we cannot soar by saying, 'Just watch!' ~ Bi...
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Remember when you could imagine? Our earliest use of imagination could be found stepping into fantasy-filled images in children's picture books...
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When it comes to compliments and flattery, it’s easy to get the two confused. However, my latest podcast explores the difference b...
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Are you feeling devastated? Welcome to the human race! The title of this blog, and the accompanying podcast by the same name, appear to have not...
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With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so yo...
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Pursuing Truth in an Age of Deceit
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” ~ George Orwell George Orwell, famed author o...
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Suffering from Cognitive Dissonance?
"The most lies we will ever tell in our lives will be to ourselves." ~ Carla H. Krueger Ouch! If there's one thing we do...
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“I’ve been framed!” Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the old expression: “I’ve been framed!” ...
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“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world and, behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale...
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“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~ Melody Beattie NOTE:...
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“To be or not to be, that is the question.” ~ William Shakespeare Remember being asked, “What do you want to be when you gro...
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“The soul that is within me, no man can degrade.” ~ Frederick Douglass It took a man like Frederick Douglass to pen the above quote...
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Creating Inspiration for Ourselves
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ~ Jimmy Dean If ...
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Sex, Guilt and Our Universal Need for Due Process
There’s a need for universal due process. One day, we may need it ourselves and hope and pray for its fair application. What is Due Process? ...
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In today’s society, the idea of responsibility is hardly a common theme. To the contrary, we are often engaged in the on-going ...
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Our minds are often focused on who won, whether it’s an argument, a contest, a competition, or some form of control. How can we...
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Edit article "Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Are you truly equal-min...
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Happy Mothers Day to Moms in the Flesh -- and Spirit, Too!
NOTE: This is a reprint of an earlier post I wrote in honor of Mothers Day. It is aimed not just at traditional mothers who have borne children after ...
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How powerful are you in conveying your most important life message and are you extending that message through 5D? For those accustomed to living an...
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Feeding the Body -- and the Soul
“I get way too much happiness from good food.” – Elizabeth Olsen Most of us know how happy a great meal makes us fe...
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Connecting to Essence and Life Purpose
The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross ...
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If you’ve been waiting for happiness to “happen,” it might be time for you to choose anew! It might be time to choose the happiness ...
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Suffering Loss or Garnering Gain?
“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” ~ Norman Cousins Have you ever feared...
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“I love to laugh, and laughter is one of my favorite things. When you have a really good laugh, you feel great afterwards.” ~ Bill Eng...
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“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~ Seneca Are you waiting on elusive luck or preparing your own success...
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The Power of Stories in Our Lives
“Stories bring us from one reality to another.” ~ Trinda Latherow Since early childhood, I’ve loved the power of st...
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“If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ~ Dale Carnegie When people encounter me t...
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Mastering the Garden of Your Mind
“Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.” ~ Anonymous What’s the c...
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“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” ~ Helen Keller When our vision is limited on the insid...
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Irma: Looking into the Eye of a Hurricane
What do you do when facing some of your biggest fears? With Hurricane Irma just hours away from approaching our Tampa Bay, Florida home, I became i...
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PEACE Makers: Being the Change We Wish to See in the World
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." ~ Gandhi As each of us contemplates the seeming chaos and division around us, we're co...
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Is the Golden Rule Still Golden?
The Law of Reciprocity Remember the Golden Rule? It’s the credo we learned as children, reminding us to do unto others as we would have them...
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Soul singer Aretha Franklin struck a common musical and social chord in 1967 when she released her mega hit entitled, Respect. In truth, we ...
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“By changing your reality, you change everything.” ~ Anonymous What does reality look like to you? I recorded this latest podcast a...
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World Speech Day: Thoughts for a Better World
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi If you had an opportunity to address the entire world, what ex...
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When Stubbornness is a Good Thing
“It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.” ~ Albert Einstein Can...
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Authority or Influence: Which Will You Choose?
NOTE: The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Favorite Influence and Leadership Quotes. Have you appropriated the magic that arises fro...
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Outside the Welcome Center of Safety Harbor, FL Arts & Music Center “What a wonderful phenomenon it is, carefully considered, when the hu...
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Reflecting on the Timeless Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. More t...
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Finding Your Billionaire Lifestyle
My initiative is helping others to discover and develop their life, calling and their passions – not how to pursue a billion dollar bank account...
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What if everything you’ve ever been searching for has been hiding in your heart? It is. In a world fraught with dissension, confusion and ...
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Are you a stereotype? Conversely, have you been pigeon-holing those around you? We often relate to and relegate others to stereotypes. Why? Beca...
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“In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” ~ Erik Erikson ...
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“Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether you l...
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Need Something Better? Become a Culture Creator!
“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi If you’re anything like me, ...
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How Much Money Do We Really Need
“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Is money the true source of life and happiness? Have...
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