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139: Clean windows
“Don’t just fix problems, avoid problems.” Joe Rand shares this bit of wisdom in his book How to be a Great Real Estate Agent. Of course,...
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138: Lao Tzu - You are nobody
Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching and the founder of philosophical...
Charles Cherney
137: Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
As Wikipedia notes, "Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. Written in 1953, it is one of Cash's...
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136: Jimmy V
As Wikipedia notes, Jim Valvano (March 10, 1946 – April 28, 1993), nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach...
Charles Cherney
135: Peter, Paul and Mary
As Wikipedia notes, Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961, during the American folk music...
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134: What a Wonderful World
As Wikipedia notes, Louis Armstrong (1901 – 1971) – nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops" – was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He...
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133: Thank You
I recently read Ezra Bayda's Beyond Happiness: The Zen Way to True Contentment (2011). This quote from the book got my attention: Thank...
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132: The Gap and The Gain
I just finished reading The Gap and the Gain (2021) by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan. This is an excellent book that posits that right...
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131: From the Beginning
Emerson, Lake and Palmer's "From the Beginning" (1972) is a perfect song. Magical. Listen: "From the Beginning" There might have been...
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130: Schwinn AC Performance
Before the pandemic, I belonged to a health club in Harvard Square. I enjoyed riding an exercise bike there. Alas, the health club went...
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129: "I'm so miserable. And it's so delicious!"
This quote from Charlotte Joko Beck's book Everyday Zen: Love and Work (1989) is a real splash of cold water on your face: My shoulder is...
Charles Cherney
128: Attitude of Gratitude
As Dave Kekich says, "Life gives to the giver. The attitude of gratitude is the optimal manifestation of choosing high frequency, health...
Charles Cherney
127: Osho - The sky is everywhere
As Wikipedia notes, Osho (1931-1990) – born Chandra Mohan Jain and also known as Acharya Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and later as...
Charles Cherney
126: On the street with Bill Cunningham
William John Cunningham Jr. (1929 – 2016) first became known as a designer of women's hats before moving on to writing about fashion for...
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125: Where is the wonder?
I found myself with my family on the North Shore of O'ahu over the holidays. We stayed in a bungalow on the beach at Pipeline. One...
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124: Pipe Surf Master Gerry Lopez
I just came back from the North Shore of O'ahu in Hawaii. Lucky me to stay in a bungalow on the beach on the North Shore – right in front...
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123: Without the Complaints
This quote is from Being Zen (2003) by Ezra Bayda. Bayda is a Zen Buddhist and a member of the Ordinary Mind Zen School. The author of...
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122: The Young Girls Turns 55
The Young Girls Turns 25 is a 1993 French documentary film directed by Agnès Varda, about Jacques Demy's 1967 musical film The Young...
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121: Big Wave Surfer Garrett McNamara
I am watching 100 Foot Wave on HBO. The six-part series intimately captures the decade-long odyssey of surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara,...
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120: Ali - A Life
Muhammad Ali is frequently ranked as the best heavyweight boxer of all time.