š©ŗ A Doctorās Unexpected Epiphany Years ago, back when I worked as a pharmaceutical rep, I regularly called on a doctor who could best be described as… melancholy.Capable? Yes. Kind? Certainly. But cheerful? Rarely. Until one day, everything felt different. He greeted me with a genuine smile. His voice was lighter. His whole demeanor seemed […]
š¤ļø Sweet Spots and Missed Moments The past several mornings, despite increasing afternoon temps, have been fairly cool. Refreshingly pleasantāespecially considering what is assuredly approaching. Itās kind of a āweather sweet spot.ā But I realized something one morning as I sat inside writing, while it was absolutely perfect outside: Am I cherishing these sweet spotsā¦
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āļø Chasing the āGood Lifeā Most of us are chasing something. A better future. A more meaningful life. A version of ourselves we know weāre capable of becoming. We want to live āthe good lifeāāto walk in our calling, to love well, to leave a legacy. And honestly, itās a noble pursuit. But if youāre
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š The Classic Phrase That Holds Us Back āThe grass is always greener on the other side.ā Youāve heard it. Iāve said it. Itās meant to keep us groundedāto remind us not to chase the illusion of better, newer, or easier. But hereās a question worth asking: What if the grass really is greener? And
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š¬ That Time Lucy Worked the Assembly Line I have fond memories of my mom cackling at episodes of I Love Lucy. Lucille Ball was a comedic genius, and one scene stands out in my mind even now. Lucy and Ethel are working the assembly line in a candy factory. The belt picks up speed,
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ā±ļø The Strange Illusion of Time āSon, it goes by fastā¦ so enjoy it.ā My dad said that often. And now, at 55, I can see it. It really does feel like just yesterday that I was in high school.Or standing at the altar. Or holding our first child. But hereās the math that doesnāt
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ā³ The Time Paradox We All Live In Have you ever noticed how life plays this strange trick on us? On one hand, it creeps byāhour by hour, task by task, one Monday at a time.And yet somehowā¦ decades disappear when weāre not looking. One day youāre saying, āIāll get to it soon,āā¦and the next,
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The Restlessness That Wonāt Let Go Darren Hardy once shared a parable that hit me in the heart.It was about a successful, happily-married, middle-aged woman who justā¦ felt something was missing. Life looked great on paper, yet a quiet restlessness kept tugging at her soul. In the parable, a character in similar circumstances sets out
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A Little Extra That Changes Everything This is arguably part 2 to my last post about exceptionally average, or maybe it’s how one becomes exceptionally average. Thereās a Cajun word Iāve always lovedālagniappe. It means āa little something extra.ā Like when the barista tosses in an extra cookie with your coffee, or a friend leaves
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An Exceptionally Average Life Letās be honestāno one grows up hoping to be called average. It feels like an insult. The word carries baggageā¦ like itās a synonym for mediocrity or lack of ambition. But – hear me out – what if average doesnāt have to be an enemy? In fact, what if thereās something
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