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Promise

After all is said and done it comes down to a promise.  A promise we make to ourselves.  A promise when we were young and just starting out.  A promise when the sky was still clear and the future unfiltered. A promise of who we choose to be in the unfolding journey. A promise that […]

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The questions

Why do you do what you do? Who do you do it for?  Are you fulfilling the promise you made to yourself so long ago?  Are you still a seeker? Have you lost your way? Do you think you have eternity to say your truth?  Exactly what are you waiting for?  Why are you wasting […]

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Five breaths, your legacy and today

In the end the question will be put to each of us. It may be a question we ask ourselves as the last five breaths unwind in us. Were we the best we could be after all was said and done.  Did we  let our better angels lead the way in our actions. We just […]

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Defining success

Defining success. Some see it only in a very tangible way.  Stuff. Things.  Bank accounts. Investments.  You know…stuff.  Nothing wrong with stuff. But is that all it is? I have seen so many who have stuff and are so lost. Or is it the richness of friendships.  The human connection.  Reaching out and being there […]

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The moment you wake up

For some it seems it never happens.  They never wake up.  They are constantly going through the day asleep or in some odd alternate reality dream. For these there is only worry and fretting and wanting and desiring and a sadness that fills the  moments.  And each moment seems empty because … because what?  They […]

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Return of the Knights

Over the last few years a number of dear friends and mentors have passed.  I called them the last of the knights.  Honor. Decent.  Humble. Courageous. Faithful to the cause. Larger than any issue or challenge. Forces of nature. A class above. These days knights are needed more than ever.  Yet fools and jesters seem […]

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The workout and ageless living

Once again the coaches showed and explained the work out of the day. Once again the “warm up” was what many other gyms would consider a full final workout. But it was merely the warm up. As the sweat dripped down my forehead I looked at the board to study the workout routine.  It was […]

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Wolf and Breath

Once again as I walk through a hospital and see those facing health issues and hear doctors  and nurses and loved ones discussing the many different challenges facing the patient/loved ones I go back to Hour of the Wolf and my new effort…In These Five Breaths. Hour of the Wolf is the journey seeking the […]

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An adventure does not begin until

An adventure…life…does not begin until something goes wrong. Wrong is when the lessons are learned.  The challenge is met.  Character is molded.  The change takes place. The growing occurs.  Life becomes textured.  You wake up to truth.  You realize you are not a bystander but must participate in the entire venture of living.  Your path […]

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The hour is closing in

There is just so much time.  There is just so many chances.  There is just so many moments to get it right.  Think about it.  Now how are you going to live.  Phoning it in or participating?  Reading others stories or living your story. Be passionate.  Be noble.  Be true.  Be your unique self.

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