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The Trip Of A Lifetime
I just got back from a mini family reunion on my father’s side of the family. And for those of you that don’t know, my father died when I was 16, which means he’s been gone for the better part of 40 years now. And the Fricke side of the family, for whatever reason, hasn’t really kept in touch with each other over the years. So at our mini family reunion, which was to celebrate the 90th birthday of one of my aunts, it dawned on me that I hadn’t seen most of my aunts, uncles or cousins for at least 10 years, some I haven’t seen in 20 years.
What A Man Wants
Uncomplicating What A Man Wants In Relationship. – A must read for women wondering about the men in their lives!
Every day, no matter where one looks on this planet, men and women are drawn together by an attraction that is as confusing as it is exciting. Through some blend of chemical and physical explosion the miracle of relationship happens;
Reinventing Yourself
Whether it’s a career leap, a new look, a bold move to a new city or simply a new set of choices, reinventing yourself is one of the most interesting things you can do. Today we’ve got a few important things to consider if you’re feeling like shaking it up.
In-Laws or Outlaws?
Over the years, one of the unique relationships that has grown in my own life is the relationship that has formed with my wife’s parents, Stu and Gail Patterson. Although distance and circumstance hindered the nurturing and development of that relationship in the early years of our marriage, a move closer to Stu and Gail and a commitment by both couples to grow our relationship has led to the development of a remarkable and supportive friendship. The strength of that relationship, I believe, has helped Stu and Gail, and Kathy and I, overcome life’s obstacles and celebrate far more than we may have otherwise.
A Brand You!
Over and over again I see that when professionals and leaders become disengaged or disempowered, a big part of it is due to dis-alignment. “Dis-alignment to what?” you may ask. Well, simply answered – TO YOURSELF. A brand doesn’t only belong to products, or companies, or places. Each of us is a unique brand, too! If our brand is “off” or dis-ingenuous, we won’t feel on purpose, and we won’t be leveraging the best of who we are in order to make a difference in our work and in our lives.
Opened Doors
Born and raised in a Christian church there was a scripture that was paraphrased quite often: some things come only by fasting and praying. For two decades I heard this paraphrased scripture come across the pulpit. As a child and even early in my adulthood the scripture never really struck home. Many preachers gave their spin on the passage, but all in all, they all seem to tied it back to the same theme, that something needs to happen before something else happens. That all made sense to me, there wasn’t a misunderstanding of the passage. Yet for some reason I never applied the passage of scripture to my life, until a few months ago.
Low Cost Is Not Always The Best Approach
If you are looking for a simple low-cost investment management approach you might be interested in a fairly new technology being offered by a major brokerage firms as well as some independent startup companies. This technology is often called Robo advisors. The good news is for a very low fee, about one quarter of one per cent, you end up with a diversified investment portfolio typically made up of index mutual funds. One big brokerage firm even claims to provide this service for free!
Will A Baby Save Your Marriage? (Video)
In this short video, parenting expert, Lina Acosta-Sandaal answers the question: “Can having a baby save my marriage?”
Naturally Sun Safe: Considering a Mineral Sunscreen
Sunshine is an essential part of our lives. It nurtures the growth of the plant kingdom at the bottom of our food chains, it warms us and our environment and it provides vitamin D, which is essential to our health and growth. But what we have all seen, and has become more prevalent in our awareness over the last few decades, is that too much of a good thing can be potentially harmful. Unhealthy sun exposure (too much, too intense, too long) can contribute to skin damage (wrinkles, sun spots) and of course skin cancer. So it goes without saying that sunscreen and sun protection products are a good idea – but how do you know that what you are putting on your skin is safe and healthy for you at the same time?
Take Time To Hear The Frogs
In this hectic, get-here go-there world a person can quickly get a jaded view of life and lose their sense of humour. Stop lights, traffic, people honking, hustle, bustle, kids, dinner, work, chores – it’s just so easy to rip through life focused on the next thing and the next thing and not see the big picture. My wife and I have a nice property that backs on to a forested area. Birds flit in and out of the trees, rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks race around the property. It’s our little piece of heaven,
