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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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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...
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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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jamesbriankerr
- Nov 13, 2016
- 4 min
Labels Are for Tin Cans: Stop Negative Self-Talk and Reclaim Your Inner Power
I was on a self-help message board the other day and I came across these words, written by a man clearly in deep mental anguish: “I’m a...
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jamesbriankerr
- Oct 16, 2016
- 3 min
The Art of Change: The Grass Truly is Greener
It was a Friday morning and I got the call no one wants to get. Because of a shakeup at the company where I worked, I would be losing my...
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jamesbriankerr
- Sep 18, 2016
- 3 min
Why I love Mornings
In this world there are two kinds of people in the world: night owls and early birds. I count myself among the latter species. I love the...
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jamesbriankerr
- Aug 14, 2016
- 3 min
The Lost Virtues of Porch Sitting
Why do so few people just sit on their porches and watch the world anymore? That question came to me the other day when I went to visit...
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jamesbriankerr
- Jul 17, 2016
- 4 min
Stop! This is an Illusion!
We are more – much, much more – than our jobs. Learn to gain fulfillment from your work without becoming your work. Recently I went...
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