In the Arena: we stumble, we fall, we rise.

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood…" Theodore Roosevelt

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Rollin' Like a Yo-Yo

This year has been yo-yo material of the extreme sort. It’s included the kind of breakneck movement that brings highs and lows with such force it could send a person screaming to the chiropractor for whiplash relief.

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Exploring Life's Artistry

“Being an artist and a rebel (and yes, a monk) is about dancing on the edges where others dare not go and discovering there is bursting, abundant, overflowing life within. It’s about transforming work into play and witnessing joy in the midst of sorrow. It’s about playing with all the colors of the spectrum and creating one’s own definition of beauty.”

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What Do You Stand For?

Do you ever wake up with a song on your lips or lyrics dancing through your mind? One morning I woke to the chorus of Fun’s “Some Nights.” What do I stand for? A great question, don’t you think?

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Freedom for All

No matter what race, living circumstance or choices we make in the world, we are human. We all experience fear, hope, grief and trepidation. We have been someone’s child. We have loved and lost. We have fought for what we believe in. We have reached for dreams and come up short. Today is a BIG day.

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