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Worry serves a purpose. Worry gets us to think of possible negative outcomes and make plans should they occur. The problem is, worry doesn’t typically stop once we’ve thought of alternative solutions should problems arise.   Our ...

“I got you something,” my friend said handing me a couple of pages stapled together. “What is it?” I asked. “I paid someone to do your horoscope,” he said, a big smile spreading across his face. ...

“This was the best Disney trip we’ve ever had,” my daughter Lia said for the umpteenth time as she packed her souvenirs into her suitcase. “Agreed,” I said.  “We got to do all the rides and ...

As you probably know, I just been gone a week at Disney World celebrating my birthday. One of the questions that bothered me when I was here was “how many employees does Disneyworld have? “ The answer ...

It’s my birthday and in this JumpStart I share with you: My New Meditation Technique (both easy and effective) A Recent Test I Passed (thankfully) And A Bit “Life So Far” Wisdom Share your birthday wishes ...

 I’m really enjoying Wallace D. Wattles’ book “The Science Of Getting Rich.” This book is a great primer for metaphysics.  The core concept of this and all of Wattles’ books is that we live in the ...

If you come to visit me here in Key Largo and I take you for a walk out of the dock, you would see here and there along the ocean bottom what looks like a purplish ...

Remember the teacher taking attendance in school? If you were there that day, your response was “present” (although I and the other bratty boys also loved to say “Absent!”). To be present is to be positive. ...

Did you know that dogs sleep 80% of their lives? That would be like you and me sleeping over 19 hours every single day — wow! Sleep is the activity we do most and yet we ...

Once Upon a Time… Don’t you just love a good story? The best teachers teach with stories and we vibe with someone only once we know what their story is. Regardless of what is happening around ...

You need to buy a weighted blanket,” he said.  “What’s a weighted blanket?” I asked.  “It’s a heavy blanket that you curl up under and it makes you feel safe and secure,” he replied.  So I ...

In every challenge you have three basic options:  * Leave  * Change  * Accept  Personally, I realized the power of this recently when I was on a flight and I exercised my power to improve a ...

OK, so by now you know the value of dropping stress from your life and how it’s a pre-requisite for attaining and obtaining everything you want. But, how do you make mindfulness and/or meditation a regular ...

Here’s a question for you… Which is more difficult, meditating with your eyes open or with your eyes closed? The answer may surprise you…  It is actually more difficult to meditate with your eyes closed because ...

Here’s a trivia question for you: What do America’s favorite vacation destinations and America’s favorite thrill rides both have in common? Answer: water.  People are drawn to water for vacation. They go to Lakes, the beach, ...

It’s the New Year! Every year we bid farewell as we simultaneously say welcome. The calendar date changes and we feel we must change with it but where and how do we begin? How can you ...

Do you remember this old joke that people would post at work? (I’ve always thought this was funny and a good commentary on life.)  “I am currently out of my office. I have gone to look ...

Over the last several JumpStarts, we have talked about the importance of dropping stress and gaining Focus. Specifically, we have talked about what causes stress and we have looked at why it is important to focus ...

The story goes that in the middle of one night in 1835 Robert Louis Stevenson was sound asleep when he was awakened by a frightening nightmare. Getting quickly out of bed, Stevenson grabbed a pen and ...

Consider Christmas… If you think about it, the story of the birth of Jesus is one of the great Heroes Journeys as if written by Joseph Campbell himself. His family had a place to go (Bethlehem) ...