For those who prefer to think rather than be told, weekly messages crafted to spur thought, broaden perspective, and foster growth.
Be prepared to reexamine your views on subjects like hypocrisy, generosity, fear, forgiveness, sex, faith, and any other area warranting sincere reflection.
Founder, Purpose Tea
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Founder, curiate
Richard crafts a rare combination of gentle, purposeful, meaningful, and incisive thought within each of these pages. I'm left not only with different ways of looking at things, but with means to be a better me.
COO, Blount Fine Foods
Richard’s subject matter and writing style are the perfect combination to provoke and inspire new ways of thinking. I encourage you to read 52 Steps Forward so you can become similarly inspired.
President JFK’s words from his inaugural speech, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” were repeated often during my childhood. Over the past 60 years, there has been a definite shift from that once famous proposition to the idea that the government is the solution to what ails us. Instead
Hold Your HorsesWe all have a nemesis: a sister who insists you watch her newborn every Saturday night, a boss who calls you on the weekend, or a friend who is always an hour late for dinner. Too often, we suffer in relative silence and tolerate the behavior because we fear disrupting the relationship. We offer weak protestations that fail
Why No Celebration?All but the most intentional fail to recognize our achievements, no matter how significant. We tend to minimize them or immediately treat them as yesterday’s news. We reach the summit and think we should have done it faster, or we are already planning for the next mountain climb. This tendency may be why “they” say it is the
What do you do with your superfluous stuff? Do something with it, or you may leave it as my uncle left it to me. If you are many years away from dumping on your descendants, use these messages to develop habits you will not need to correct later. Your Descendants?Divest yourself of the notion that your descendants will want your
Now that you have become a faithful sentinel, guarding your homestead against an invasion by anything you will not use, you can turn your attention to the unused objects trespassing in your home. Necessary?Even if unused items do not obstruct the use of your house, they still create an unavoidable mental preoccupation. What is your reaction when you open the
No Judgment ZoneYou do not need to be a television-show-worthy hoarder to have far more than you use. A cursory look at our closets, kitchen drawers, and garages would provide ample evidence for all but the most fastidious. We have well beyond our needs and are incapable of satisfying our wants. I am not here to criticize extravagance or to
Why No Celebration?All but the most intentional fail to recognize
Susan O’Brien
Founder, Hail Merry