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I was recently at my daughter’s elementary school when she sheepishly came up to me and said: “Dad, I think I lost my retainer . . . again.” It was the third retainer she lost in the last two months. Each retainer costs $300. I took a deep breath, actually about ten of them, and…

We often create ourselves by holding on to things that we think define us. We often do so because it gives us a sense of purpose, an identity or differiantes us from others. Holding on to things for identity purposes, however, just weighs us down from being the best we can be. The following are…

Interact. Timothy Velner is a husband, father, attorney and author living in Minneapolis. You can follow his daily blog – a series of discussions between the worry-self and the present-self at – thespiritualgym.me

Sense (the world around you). Engage (the world around you). Timothy Velner is a husband, father, attorney and author living in Minneapolis. You can follow his daily blog – a series of discussions between the worry-self and the present-self at – thespiritualgym.me

Life summed up in three words: Give and Receive Timothy Velner is a husband, father, attorney and author living in Minneapolis. You can follow his daily blog – a series of discussions between the worry-self and the present-self at – thespiritualgym.me

One question I struggled with for a long time was What’s my goal in life? What am I supposed to be doing? What’s the end game? Having played sports all my life there was always a goal – Practice to win games – Win games to win the championship. As I got older, however, I…

I am six weeks into wearing invisalign braces. They are not too noticeable, but if you look closely you will notice them. During this six week period two things stand out: 1. Only one person has noticed them. What that tells me is very few people actually pay attention to others. It’s not that I…

My son taught me a simple, but important lesson the other day with a turkey sandwich. I often join him at school for lunch. I almost always get a wrapped turkey sandwich while he chooses the “hot” lunch. He always asks me why I get the sandwich. “Because I like them,” I say. The other…

Before we are born we are united as clouds in the sky. At birth we separate and fall – some as soft rain, some as hardened sleet, some as broken snowflakes, some as . . . . . Upon death, we reunite in the ocean to share our unique experiences. We then evaporate back into…

I drove by a sign today that read “Live Your Life Fearlessly.” Yes, indeed, I thought. But why the need to state the obvious? What is it we are so fearful of in life? The unknown, I thought. When we boil it down, most of our fears arise from not knowing what tomorrow will bring.…
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