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    James Brian Kerr

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    CAT Scans, Chemo, and Infusion Balls: Surviving the Cancer Journey
    jamesbriankerr
    • Jan 26, 2019
    • 5 min

    CAT Scans, Chemo, and Infusion Balls: Surviving the Cancer Journey

    Published: Elephant Journal January 26, 2019 “Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit.” – Jonah Lehrer We tend to think of life as a journey...
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    Taming the Taskmaster Mind
    jamesbriankerr
    • Oct 13, 2018
    • 4 min

    Taming the Taskmaster Mind

    Who rules your life – you or your mind? An odd question, you might say. What’s the difference? I am my mind. My mind is me. Not true....
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    Trash Day (A Poem)
    jamesbriankerr
    • Oct 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    Trash Day (A Poem)

    I The black bear’s got me again. Walked out this morning and there he was, before the men had made their rounds, rooting through the...
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    Battling the Twin Enemies of Doubt and Distraction
    jamesbriankerr
    • Sep 16, 2018
    • 3 min

    Battling the Twin Enemies of Doubt and Distraction

    “Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.” – Henry Ford Of all the self-defeating habits that steal our happiness...
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    Coming into the Clear
    jamesbriankerr
    • Aug 18, 2018
    • 3 min

    Coming into the Clear

    Dear friends and readers, My apologies for not blogging recently. I took on an expanded role at my company a few months ago and I haven’t...
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    When FedEx Brings a Hero
    jamesbriankerr
    • Jul 15, 2018
    • 4 min

    When FedEx Brings a Hero

    We all know that both good and evil live in the human heart, because we see varying amounts of each in the people and situations we...
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    Death By Identity: Why Are Men More Prone to Suicide Than Women?
    jamesbriankerr
    • May 20, 2018
    • 3 min

    Death By Identity: Why Are Men More Prone to Suicide Than Women?

    The other day a friend gave me the tragic news that a former colleague of ours had died. He had recently lost his job, and so he rented a...
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    Nature's Lessons In Patience
    jamesbriankerr
    • Mar 17, 2018
    • 4 min

    Nature's Lessons In Patience

    It’s a few days before the official start of spring here in southeastern Pennsylvania but winter is very much in control. We are still...
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    The Stark, Simple Beauties of Winter
    jamesbriankerr
    • Jan 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Stark, Simple Beauties of Winter

    Our lives are frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. – Henry David Thoreau A new year has begun and so, for me, the annual purging...
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    Peace Begins with the Words We Use
    jamesbriankerr
    • Dec 3, 2017
    • 2 min

    Peace Begins with the Words We Use

    Bombs sent to the homes of former U.S. presidents. Politicians being fired on at baseball practice. Journalists being body slammed....
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    What Is Your Story and How Is It Serving You?
    jamesbriankerr
    • Nov 4, 2017
    • 3 min

    What Is Your Story and How Is It Serving You?

    If your life is dark and joyless, you are out of touch with your spirit and being ruled by your ego-mind. Learn the power of witnessing...
    22 views0 comments
    One Country, Divisible: Can We Please Stop the Name Calling?
    jamesbriankerr
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 3 min

    One Country, Divisible: Can We Please Stop the Name Calling?

    The thought struck me this morning as I was working out at the gym while scanning another morning of angry headlines on the news. This...
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    No Offense Taken. Really
    jamesbriankerr
    • Aug 19, 2017
    • 3 min

    No Offense Taken. Really

    I am always amazed how much needless drama we create for ourselves and for others around us by taking things personally. You know how it...
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    Depressed? Tried Everything? Then Give Up
    jamesbriankerr
    • Jun 10, 2017
    • 4 min

    Depressed? Tried Everything? Then Give Up

    No, I don’t mean that kind of giving up. As hopeless as you may feel right now, suicide is never the answer. It’s a waste of precious...
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    Zen and the Art of Kayaking
    jamesbriankerr
    • Jun 8, 2017
    • 2 min

    Zen and the Art of Kayaking

    Of late I have taken up a new form of meditation. Kayaking. We tend to think of meditation as a sedentary practice, done while sitting...
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    Dancing the Full Catastrophe with a Lady Called Life
    jamesbriankerr
    • Apr 16, 2017
    • 3 min

    Dancing the Full Catastrophe with a Lady Called Life

    Some days I am overtaken by an impulse to dance to the sheer joy of being alive. There I am working around the house, music playing, when...
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    This Is Our Time
    jamesbriankerr
    • Feb 18, 2017
    • 2 min

    This Is Our Time

    While out on my walk this morning with my dog Cassie, a simple but profound thought struck me. I was watching Cassie run gleefully...
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    The Stark, Simple Beauties of Winter
    jamesbriankerr
    • Jan 6, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Stark, Simple Beauties of Winter

    Our lives are frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. – Henry David Thoreau A new year has begun and so, for me, the annual purging...
    7 views0 comments
    Are Puppies the Path of Enlightenment
    jamesbriankerr
    • Dec 9, 2016
    • 4 min

    Are Puppies the Path of Enlightenment

    Do yoga masters own dogs? Is it possible to reach enlightenment when you have a puppy in the house? These questions have been going...
    12 views0 comments
    Making Thanksgiving A Daily Practice
    jamesbriankerr
    • Nov 25, 2016
    • 3 min

    Making Thanksgiving A Daily Practice

    Today all across America, families will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. I love this holiday – even more in some ways than Christmas. As...
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