What Kind of Lube Should I Use?
Lubrication is one of the simplest and most effective ways to make intimacy more enjoyable. And even though our bodies naturally produce lubrication, it isn’t always enough. Hormonal changes, stress, medication, or simply wanting a little more glide are all good reasons to reach for lube!
Out in the Open
“To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.” ~Thomas Watson, Sr.
It is not quite as easy as it looks to have your life story out in the open for everyone to see. I realize this again as I see myself in a full page story in the business section of our local paper. Compared to the picture last year when I won the angel conference which was a one...
A Positive Inheritance
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wo lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.” ~Hodding Carter, Jr.
We all want to pass on to our progeny what is most precious to us. Mistakenly we often think about our inheritance in terms of material wealth. What we most deeply transfer to our children is the best and worst of our character. Probably no one sees our failings as clearly as our...
Understanding Sexual Curiosity: What It Means for You
Circumstances Don’t Make Happiness
“If you are not happy here and now, you never will be.” ~Taisen Deshimaru
Happiness has less to do with our life circumstances than I ever imagined. According to researcher and author Sonja Lyubormirsky, our quotient for happiness is based 50% of our genetics, which is to say the complex brain and neural circuitry that we inherit from our parents and that create emotional set points for us all.
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Happiness with Sonja Lyubomirsky
Explore the How of Happiness with researcher and author Sonja Lyubomirsky and learn how your intentional activities are enough to shift you into a happier place. Finding the activities that best fit your personality and beiief system are key elements to making positive and lasting changes. Don’t miss this informative and eye-opening conversation about the science and study of happiness.
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Fulfilling the Mission- Seeds of Success
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” ~Henry Ford
I won the Willamette Angel Conference one year ago on Friday. I just did a feature story interview about what has happened since the win and how I would describe the experience. As I considered the interview and how to describe my past experience I referred to the Angel Conference website, which lists the following goals...
A Mother’s Day
“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” ~Washington Irving
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In Memory
“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.” -Albert Camus
Today was the memorial service for the doctor who recently took his own life. The local high school auditorium was full to capacity again, for yet another untimely death in our community. First I was struck by how many lives a single life touches. We are often so unaware of how many people we impact each day...
The Curative of Curiosity
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” ~James Stephens
Perhaps the single most overlooked attribute that has the potential to transform a life is curiosity. An inborn trait that defines us as small children; it is through our eagerness to explore, desire to understand and to know our world and ourselves that predicts our capacity to learn, change and adapt. Our social network...