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Sacred Passages

Sarah Bush and I, living 2.5 hours from each other, first met in LAX airport, waiting on a flight to New Zealand. It was one of those instantaneous connections. Within that 30 minutes before we boarded, we determined we would find a way to sit next to each other on the 13 hour flight –...
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Thermodynamics – the Second Law

John McAllister, smart dude with an altruistic heart, was kibitzing with me about the last post, challenging my lateral thinking (aka horizontal imagination vs vertical logic). OK, it's true. And here we go. The Second Law of Thermodynamcis states that "in all energy exchanges, if no energy enters or leaves the system, the potential energy...
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Thermodynamics – the First Law

First Law of Thermodynamics is "energy can be changed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed." I wrote that sentence just the other day. In my global brain, I get it. However, in my limbic brain, it makes non-sense. My instinct wants everything clear – black and white, predictable –...
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On Being Ruthless

I have a very mean ruthless streak – critical and unforgiving. Example: I used to dread Monday mornings after training The More To Life Weekend. My mindtalk was excoriating – pointing out all the things I didn't do that I should have done, and all the things I should have done that I didn't. I...
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A Visionary’s Issue

Cathy Reinhold and I, both members of the Houston More To Life Steering Committee, were talking late one night, caught up in the myriad of possibilities floating in the air. We generated lots of excitement about all the things that could happen. It was so much fun. Yes, in reality there is endless potential for any...
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Standing in My Core, Part 2

Recently my 8-year-old granddaughter and I had a disconnect. We were a little distant before we even got in the car. At Subway (eat fresh), she told me she was going to put some orange in her sprite because she knew I didn't like it. My eyebrows raised and my jaw locked up, and in...
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