I have lived long enough to see how this plays out. Hatred is never a winning hand. Neither is selfishness. As a lawyer, I chose early on in my career to avoid handling divorce cases. They are, for the most part, bitter, protracted, and driv..
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Recently, my friend, Anna Catalano, hosted a Zoom Happy Hour. Like the rest of us, Anna was missing old friends and the lack of intimacy that Covid-19 has rained down upon us. During the call, it might have just been the question, or the timing, or ..
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“We must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person oriented society.” Martin Luther King, Jr. New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: DeMarsico, Dick ..
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"It's always darkest before the dawn... It's always darkest before the end too!" A Dark Time I heard Ted Turner deliver those lines once and they always make me smile. It's also a healthy dose of perspective in a hyper-political time whe..
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par·a·digm shift: An important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way. ..
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“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?” -Hillel the Elder..
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The highest type of ruler is one of whose existence the people are barely aware. Next comes one whom they love and praise. Next comes one whom they fear. Next comes one whom they despise and defy. The Sage is self-effacing and scanty of words. When ..
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As the conversation continues about Ferguson, something good might very well come of a very bad situation. However, only if fact based, rational discussion is had. It would help if facts are not distorted to fit a preconceived viewpoint, and when fac..
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When was the last time you read that in a comment section of a blog post, news article or on Facebook? Today, it never happens. It is the most maddening aspect of our current public conversations. Our discussions have devolved into, “I’m r..
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Are you alive? If you are reading this I know you have a pulse. But are you fully alive? I have reflected on that question often and it is involved in the working title of my next book. The question challenges me. And it haunts me. So often w..
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