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a) My Personal Fav Posts, b) Psychology, c) Trauma & healing, d) Saving the World: Environmental and other Challenges of this Age of Humanity, e) The Meaning of Life and related thoughts

167) Thanks Mom: Intergenerational Wisdom, Part 2 — Friendship and Community

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I believe that Wisdom is about sharing as the default, trusting as the default, being open as the default, and putting your heart on your sleeve, as the default.  Obviously, sometimes you will get burned for this, and in those instances, you need to pull back, have good boundaries, and be willing to value yourself…

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a) My Personal Fav Posts, d) Saving the World: Environmental and other Challenges of this Age of Humanity

35) Thoughts on Three TEDx Talks

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I feel a little weird posting about this, but….well, I feel incredibly honoured to have been given the opportunity to give a few TEDx talks. The third one has just been released online, and after watching it, I wanted to share some insights that I’ve gotten from going through the experience. I remember once, I…

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b) Psychology

23) Gratitude Day 4: Gary Gygax

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I’m grateful for Gary Gygax. For creating a system of collaborative story-telling. A vehicle for journeying in your imagination. A world for creating worlds. A spelunking kit for exploring the depths of your own character. A game, for trying on different masks and seeing how they make you feel. A test, for your courage, greed,…

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d) Saving the World: Environmental and other Challenges of this Age of Humanity

17) The larks, still bravely singing

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I don’t remember her name; I should pay more attention to details like that. But I remember her eyes. They were a brilliant blue, beautiful. Kind, and warm. I could have imagined falling in love looking into those eyes. We were sitting beside each other, randomly, at my kids’ Remembrance Day Concert. The woman had…

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