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JumpStart – Morning

Video Audio Synopsis I love doing my daily LIVE JumpStarts in the morning for two reasons: The morning is the “rudder of the day” guiding you toward whatever  horizon you will end up that evening. The morning seems to be filled with infinite opportunities and endless time. Your life is a continuous loop but for […]

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JumpStart – Being Bored

Video Audio Synopsis George Carlin wondered aloud, “When was the last time you saw a kid just sitting in the yard playing with a stick?”  Good point. We are constantly staring at screens designed to get and keep our attention and as a result, we are more stressed and anxious today than ever. When was […]

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JumpStart – Them

Video Audio Synopsis Who is your “them?“ Don’t kid yourself – – you have one: a “them“ you oppose.  Unfortunately, it’s human nature to divide ourselves into us and them. Republicans vilify the Democrats and the Democrats malign the Republicans.  To label others we must first label ourselves and we are far too expansive and […]

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JumpStart – Staying Safe

Video Audio Synopsis There’s a saying, “Just because you’re a vegan doesn’t mean the bull won’t charge you.” You can find a lot of timely truth in that old joke. The bull doesn’t know you’re vegan and will mercilessly gore you if you walk in it’s path. Similarly, the Covid 19 virus doesn’t know you […]

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JumpStart – Dogs

Video Audio Synopsis By now, you know I love dogs. Teddy’s been my canine lifemate for almost two years now but I’ve had dogs around me since the day I was born and during that time I’ve learned a few things about our furry friends. For example, does your dog seem to sneeze from time […]

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JumpStart – Overcoming Anxiety

Video Audio Synopsis We’ve been talking about anxiety a lot lately. In fact, I did a live meditation addressing anxiety for the members of my Complaint Free Meditation group just yesterday. A friend from the group emailed me a message sent out by our former high school discussing the various ways anxiety shows up for […]

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JumpStart – DisAgreements

Video Audio Synopsis People tend to use the words “disagreement” and “argument” as interchangeable — they’re not. Disagreeing means to have differing opinions whereas arguing is trying to change the other person’s opinion to our own. Arguing rarely works and can damage relationships so in today’s JumpStart you’ll learn how to disagree while still being […]

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JumpStart – Finding God in the Coronavirus

Video Audio Synopsis I said in a JumpStart a couple of days ago that each of us is loved and protected by God and someone wrote in to say, “I’m 79 and I’ve heard ministers and other people say stuff like that my whole life. But, how can it be true when there are dying […]

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JumpStart – Curiosity

Video Audio Synopsis “The power men possess to annoy me, I give them by a weak curiosity. No man can come near me but through my act.” – Emerson This is probably one of my favorite quotes ever because it sums up human discord in so few words. In short, we get irritated at people […]

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JumpStart – Mindfulness

Video Audio Synopsis Most great spiritual masters teach mindfulness as a practice. Unfortunately, when people hear the term “mindful“, they tend to think “Sorry, my mind is already full!“ Most of our thoughts are controlled by our ego and our ego focuses only on the past and the future. Since neither the past nor the […]

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