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I saw a bumper sticker today that read:  Start Seeing Beauty. I liked it.  Simple and to the point – There is beauty in everything – Our job in life is to find it.  So much so that our happiness depends on it. Timothy Velner is a husband, father, attorney and author living in Minneapolis.…

I was talking to my daughter the other day about life goals.   I said for me there is really only one goal in life – To use the events of each day to become a better person. It sounds kind of lofty and without definition so I broke it down as follows: Every day I am involved…

Our daughter forgot her homework, and tried to call us to drive it to school.  As we were tempted to help her out, her teacher was adamant that we not do so.  He stated, school is for learning, if you remove natural consequences, she will never learn.  That’s what school is for – learning through…

We spend a lot of time in life fighting with each other over our answers, both individually and societally. Those of who think differently than us often become target of our judgment. But are we placing too much emphasis on the answers in life? Should we, instead, be focusing more on the questions? Answers are…

I used to play golf, but have lost the luster. Lately, I would wonder why anyone would spend five hours of their day doing such a thing. Our family spent the last week at a cabin resort where golf was a primary activity for the guests.   After I participated in a closest to the pin…

I’m often amazed that people are so passionate about professional sports. I mean what’s the consequence? Does it really matter whether “your” team wins or loses? It’s crazy that people shell out huge sums of money and time for something that has no direct consequence to them. But they do, and it seems like more…

I often say there is no such thing as a wrong decision. I say this because to me the goal in life is not a destination but a process. Every decision we make allows us to have experiences which allow us to grow and become better and more complete versions of ourselves. I need, however,…

As I was talking with my wife today I was reminded that life is really just a big smorgasbord where we get to choose what we experience. The day started with complaints about what was not going right. After many days of discussing what was not going right, I stopped to question why we were…

Mowing my lawn takes about an hour. The back yard usually takes 45 minutes and the front yard 15 minutes. I start with the back and move to the front. I’ve been noticing lately that although the front yard is about 1/4 the size of the back yard, it seems to always take longer to…

I’m amazed that a guy like Donald Trump could be leading in the polls. But when I think about I’m not really amazed. Many people like Donald Trump for the same reason they like religion. They like certainty. Just like religion, Donald Trump speaks with authority. He speaks with certainty. He states things in black…
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