jamesbriankerr
“You Will Go On” – Legacy of a Life Well-Lived
Rachael and I spent last week down in St. Petersburg, Florida on a little getaway. It’s amazing what a little sunshine and warmth will do...
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jamesbriankerr
- Feb 20, 2022
- 5 min
“One Foot in Front of the Other”—The Heroes of Sandy Hook
I was listening to an inspiring conversation last week on National Public Radio with David Wheeler, whose son was killed in the Sandy...
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jamesbriankerr
- Feb 5, 2022
- 4 min
Feeling Down? Change Your Focus, Change Your Chemistry
I've been feeling a bit down over the past couple weeks. Nothing too bad, but I can tell because when I get down, my threshold for...
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jamesbriankerr
- Jan 19, 2022
- 3 min
The Long Walk Home Set for Release in Mid-April; Author Proceeds to Go to Charity
Hello, friends and followers. I hope you are doing well and getting safely through what hopefully is the last wave of Covid. This is my...
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jamesbriankerr
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
When it Comes to Investing, Listen to the Kids
Note: This article also appeared in HumbleDollar. One of the great pleasures of having grown children is seeing them doing things better...
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jamesbriankerr
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min
My Weekly Workout Routine: Keep It Simple!
Hello, world! I’ve been thrilled by all the positive feedback I’ve received on my recent article in HumbleDollar about the importance of...
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jamesbriankerr
- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
"Easter Sunday" - A New Poem
This poem appeared in the "Forest Anthology" of The Poet in December 2021. Forgive me, dear friends and family, for not being at church...
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jamesbriankerr
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
Fit to Retire
Note: A version of this article also appeared in HumbleDollar and MarketWatch. I was recently talking with a younger acquaintance about...
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jamesbriankerr
- Oct 23, 2021
- 3 min
Ticking Off the Retirement ‘Challenge List’
The author and his son, Evan, and girlfriend, Emily, in Dillon, CO
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jamesbriankerr
- Oct 16, 2021
- 4 min
To Dream the Impossible Dream—and Go After It
“This is my quest, to follow that star, no matter how hopeless, no matter how far.” – Man of La Mancha The subconscious mind is a strange...
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jamesbriankerr
- Sep 8, 2021
- 4 min
Reclaiming My Life
Note: This article originally appeared in HumbleDollar. A strange thing is happening in corporate America right now. The job market is...
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jamesbriankerr
- Aug 30, 2021
- 4 min
No, I’m Not Retiring. I’m “Repassioning”
Me and Cassie getting ready for our great adventure ...
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jamesbriankerr
- Jul 7, 2021
- 3 min
Let Me Sit in the Woods: A New Poem
As published in Short Story Town https://www.shortstorytown.com/ Let Me Sit in the Woods i Let me sit in the woods and stare at trees....
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jamesbriankerr
- Jun 18, 2021
- 4 min
Six Things I’ve Learned in My Past Two Years Without My Father
Nearly two years after my father shrugged off this mortal coil and turned into a butterfly, I am left with a hole where a holiday used to...
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jamesbriankerr
- Jun 15, 2021
- 19 min
My Father’s Last Garden
The Seeds a Good Father Plants in His Children Bloom Long After He’s Gone The weekend before Father’s Day in 2019, my brother and I...
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jamesbriankerr
- Apr 29, 2021
- 3 min
“Hope Is the Thing with Feathers”: Reflections on Resilience A Year Into COVID
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all. - Emily Dickinson...
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jamesbriankerr
- Apr 18, 2021
- 4 min
Lessons in Mindfulness: Am I Walking the Dog or Walking the Smartphone?
One of the many benefits of owning a dog is the way they hold up a mirror to our human foibles and help us become more aware, awake and...
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jamesbriankerr
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Angel, the Raven, and the Poison of Self-Doubt
Do you have an ugly raven that sits on your shoulder and whispers sweet nothings of negativity and self-doubt into your ear? Has that...
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jamesbriankerr
- Feb 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Child Is Father of the Man. Don’t Let Him Die.
“My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So it was when my life began; So it is now that I am a man; So be it when I shall...
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jamesbriankerr
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Tabula Rasa: A Poem to Childhood
I’d been reading Locke in my room, trying to sense of it for a paper due, when suddenly the day went dark and a distant rumble drew my...
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