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The Freedom of Perspective

Perspective is everything. It is perhaps the most important ability to cultivate since life assaults us intensely and regularly, dragging us down into the details that can be discouraging. Thus, we...

December 2011

About a week before Christmas I went into our local Rite Aid in McLean, Virginia. As you might imagine, the place was packed with shoppers frantic to buy things and exit as quickly as possible. The...

November 2011

Decades back, when many of us boomers went off to college, the purpose for that four year experience seemed two-fold.  First, get ‘credentialed’ by securing an academic degree from a...

October 2011

"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." mused humorist Mark Twain upon learning of his premature obituary in the New York Journal. On another occasion, a decade later, the...

August 2011

Learning to live the ‘kingdom’ from Sen. HatfieldA very special man and mentor, Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield, died earlier this month at age 89.Senator Hatfield was a revered and grounded...

June 2011

To Musings Readers.In case you have noticed, I took a  few months off from writing my Musings.  I am certain that the quality of your life has not suffered as a result,  but I am now...

July 2011

Friends.Legendary slugger Babe Ruth is rightly remembered for his prowess as the all-time home run king. What’s not as well known is his other notable achievement: 1,330 strike outs, by far the...

February 2011

Friends.Often a picture is worth a thousand words. And so many words have been written about the pure talent of the Renaissance genius, Michelangelo. His unique form of brilliance and artistry is...

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