Living
Life is hard. And full. And awesome. Live it.
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Why Your New Year’s Resolution Is Bound to Fail
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6 min read
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? If you are like the millions who do, you no doubt find that they are always harder than they seem. Looking back at the last few years, many of us recognize a pretty poor track record. Even the words “New Year’s resolution” conjures thoughts of failure and personal experiences…
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Your Nostalgia Campaign is Too On the Nose
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4 min read
The sign on a local McDonald’s reads: Famous faves priced to save Something about this line strikes me wrong. Very much so.
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Do you dress up? Pass out candy? Head off to a party? Or do you sit at home in the dark, hoping those darn kids would stay off your lawn? I loved Halloween when I was little. I loved dressing up and playing make believe. I wanted to cut out early of swim practice because…
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When the Leader Is Not the Problem
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4 min read
We are eager in the U.S. to blame our leaders and hold them responsible for our dysfunction. I am now realizing that this often should not be the case. Or, to be honest, it should rarely be the case. A friend reminded me in the spring as I spoke to him about some structural plans…
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On Confidentiality
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6 min read
confidentiality (countable and uncountable, plural confidentialities) 1. (uncountable) The property of being confidential. 2. (countable) Something told in confidence; a secret. As a priest, I get confidentiality. I respect not only those things told to me in confidence, but the person doing the telling. I understand the issues and the fear and how unconfident a person…