Category Archives: Life lessons

(Issue #529) Time to Revisit Our Big BUTs

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Recognize which BUT is taking control. Then kiss your BUT goodbye! I have written on this blog before about excuses and how they can derail our plans and dreams. (See here, here, and here for instance.) For this week’s blog, … Continue reading →

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(Issue #528) Writer’s Block? Probably Not.

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

There have been days when I felt like I could not even write out a grocery shopping list. Inspired this week by Anne Lamott. One a quote. And one a book chapter. First the chapter from her work Bird by … Continue reading →

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(Issue #527) Criticism and Your Counterfactual

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

 “I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see.” ― Douglas Pagels, author— An American journalist observed that “a critic is … Continue reading →

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(Issue #526) Grateful For …

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

I had to stop this week and remind myself…. Do a Google search for “how the pandemic has change our lives” and you will come up with more than 143 million hits.  It’s become cliché to speak about the “new … Continue reading →

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(Issue #525) Ethical Wills

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Connect generations to come by sharing questions, messages, challenges, accomplishments, connections, and experiences.

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(Issue #524) HTRB: Resetting the Reset

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

While hitting the reset button has merit, we may need to reset our view of what reset means. Will the reset, in this case, mean a complete redesign of societal institutions? Video Recommendation for the Week Bob Dylan’s prescient words (recorded in 1963; released … Continue reading →

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(Issue #523) Giving, Receiving, and Gratitude

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

It could change the world for one person.  With all the dislocations and dysfunctions the pandemic has wrought, aren’t you encouraged and energized by the acts of graciousness you have read about or witnessed? Like the pizza maker sending 300+ … Continue reading →

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(Issue #522) Reflecting. Learning. Appreciating.

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

And just like that, 2010 flew by. And so did 2011, 2012…2019…. On May 31, 2010, I ventured into the blogosphere. At that time, I had three goals: Experience a new(for me) aspect of social media (remember, it was 2010) Develop and flesh … Continue reading →

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(Issue #521) Sunrise, Clouds, and the News

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Some people and groups focus on the darkness and what might happen. Others ignore warning signs and look only at what they consider to be brightness. First, the sunrise. I have found the best time to view sunrise on the … Continue reading →

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(Issue #520) What Will Change?

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Yes, a lot has changed. How, though, have you used that change to exact needed change in your life for good? How has the time helped your resilience? Even though a lot has changed in the last two months, what … Continue reading →

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