An after-action report is a product I often created when working for the United States Government. It details the outcome summary and lessons learned from an event or situation. Completing (not winning) the NYC Marathon has been a dream of mine since I left...
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When a birthday rolls around of someone very special in your life, you want to get them something special to show gratitude for their life. It’s usually material and meant to brighten their day. So what on earth do you do to celebrate the life of...
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There is this song. You’ve heard it I’m sure. Waiting for Superman by Daughtry. It’s such a beautiful song. The most beautiful songs are the ones that remind us of our lives; that echo our experiences. That pay tribute or witness to our tragedies and our...
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We wear our skepticism around nowadays like a badge of honor. We think it reflects our strength and ability not to fall for anything. This is only natural given the consumer-driven, marketing saturated society we live in, but is it really serving us? We live...
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How do you prepare for your own death? Should you prepare for your own death? This may sound really morbid and we often like to avoid this topic and actions related to it, but avoiding it does not really do us any service. I plan to live a long life just as...
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Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.