Author Archives: Steve Piscitelli

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About Steve Piscitelli

Community Advocate and Author

(Issue #646) The Voice in Your Ear


To all who struggle for inner peace, respect, and visibility.May we find comfort in ourselves and with each other. The quote above comes from the dedication page of my newest book (and first novel), The Voice in Your Ear. The … Continue reading

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(Issue # 645) Impatience Revisited


[NOTE: At the end of this post you will find information about my forthcoming (and first) novel, The Voice in Your Ear] “One moment of patience may ward off great disaster.One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.”~attributed to … Continue reading

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(Issue #644) Before I Die I Want to….


What would be your addition to that chalkboard? I’m sure you’ve heard of creating a “Bucket List.” Coming from a 2007 movie with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, the idea is to create a list of things you’d like to … Continue reading

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(Issue #643) Tap into Your Creativity


That’s part of the beauty of this process.Once you tickle your creativity, get out of its way! You probably have heard people say, “I could write a book, but I don’t know where to start.” (Maybe you’ve said it.) The … Continue reading

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(Issue #642) The Gate that Separated a Community


The Donner story shows how as a community we can work for good. Rather than stand on the side and scream and holler, stand tall and act. ~ Joyce Freeman On the night of February 21, 1994, the Atlantic Beach … Continue reading

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(Issue #641) Thought Leaders?


You might need someone to help you sort things out but you remain your thought leader. Believe in yourself. ~~~~~ Thought Leader. Another label (buzzword) that has been around for a while. It describes someone seen as an expert who … Continue reading

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(Issue #640) Two Faces Of Truth


“The way to make people trustworthy is to trust them.”~attributed to Ernest Hemingway ~~~~~ My last post examined how our anxiety loops can pack a debilitating wallop to our emotional and physical well-being. The loops become habits and can end … Continue reading

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(Issue #639) To-Don’ts, What Ifs, and the Anxiety Loop


Is this how I want to live the remaining years of my life? ~~~~~ We all have experienced the challenges associated with having too many things on our to-do lists. We add and add and add and… There are times … Continue reading

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(Issue #638) The Sword or the Flower


What may appear to be an arrow or a sword we can actually experience as a flower…It depends on our relationship with ourselves.” ~Pema Chodron ~~~~~ All of us have experienced those moments when something or someone has shattered us, … Continue reading

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(Issue #637) Tying Your Shoes and Wisdom


We can all benefit when we acknowledge and embrace that the light of wisdom shines from generation to generation. ~~~~ What does wisdom mean? The answer to that question differs from person to person, group to group, and day to … Continue reading

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