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MUSING Archive - AUTUMN 2022

December 20, 2022 SPEND, INVEST, or WASTE

December 19, 2022 MALE ROLE-DEFINING MOMENTS

December 18, 2022 SILENCE IS USELESS, but be careful

December 17, 2022 DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

December 16, 2022 COUNTING DOWN TIME

December 15, 2022 STRATEGY, TIMING and CLARITY

December 14, 2022 NO BRIDGE OVER THIS STREAM

December 13, 2022 BUSINESS IS SIMPLE, IT’S EASY

December 12, 2022 DON’T WORRY

December 11, 2022 FROM WRITER TO READER

December 10, 2022 REALITY MEASURES

December 9, 2022 PRESUMPTION vis-à-vis CONVICTION

December 8, 2022 WHAT COMES NEXT

December 7, 2022 IF WE COULD DO LIFE OVER AGAIN

December 6, 2022 TODAY IS THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW

December 5, 2022 EXPECTING ABUNDANCE

December 4, 2022 HOMEWARD BOUND

December 3, 2022 THREE THINGS TODAY

December 2, 2022 NOTHING ABOUT THIS TRIP IS PLANE

December 1, 2022 WATCH YOUR STEP

November 30, 2022 PICK A TRACK, PICK YOUR LANE

November 29, 2022 THE PAUSE THE REFRESHES

November 28, 2022 IMAGINE THAT

November 27, 2022 DAYS, NIGHS and TWISTS

November 26, 2022 A FRIDAY I’LL NOT SOON FORGET

November 25, 2022 I’m thankful for you and all you do

November 24, 2022 THANKS AND GIVING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE 49^thee it tomorrow

November 23, 2022 PERFECT TIMING

November 22, 2022 I KNOW I’M NOT ALONE

November 21, 2022 HARD TO JUDGE, HARD TO KNOW, you know …

November 20, 2022 GETTING TO CHOICE – WHATEVER LIFE THROWS OUR WAY

November 19, 2022 QUALITY MATTERS

November 18, 2022 TRAIN YOUR THOUGHTS TRAIN

November 17, 2022 I WONDER

November 16, 2022 TRAIN TREND SPOTTING

November 15, 2022 INCOMING

November 14, 2022 ENDING CONVERSATIONS without ENDING RELATIONSHIPS

November 13, 2022 - BLUE or ORANGE, RED or BLUE, wave or ripple

November 12, 2022 PROBLEMATIS SOLVENDIS

November 11, 2022 THE ELEVENTH OF EVERYTHING

November 10, 2022 THE WAY I SEE IT

November 9, 2022 CHOICE or CHANCE

November 8, 2022 STUBBORN, the negotiating tactic

November 7, 2022 MORE OR LESS – let your theory fly

November 6, 2022 SEISMIC SHIFT: GO with FLO and TED

November 5, 2022 QUITTERS R US

November 4, 2022 MANY SPOKES ON THIS WHEEL

November 3, 2022 GETTING ALONG; time to buckle up

November 2, 2022 3V or not 3V

November 1, 2022 FORCE OF HABIT

October 31, 2022 TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

October 30, 2022 GROWTH STORY

October 29, 2022 BLOOD, SWEAT and FEARS

October 28, 2022 COMEDANT CRUSTULAM

October 27, 2022 ACT, or not; REACT, or not

October 26, 2022 GET HELP

October 25, 2022 HANG ON NOW

October 24, 2022 SAUSAGE MAKING TIME

October 23, 2022 WHITE STUFF

October 22, 2022 GOOD NEWS FEELS BETTER THAN BAD NEWS

October 21, 2022 THE PRICE OF FREE ADVICE

October 20, 2022 CAUSE FOR ACTION, or not

October 19, 2022 DEPENDS

October 18, 2022 UNFORCED ERRORS

October 17, 2022 NORMAL SITUATIONS, SINGLE-HANDEDLY

October 16, 2022 NATURE CALLS

October 15, 2022 GETTING COMFORTABLE

October 14, 2022 WARS on EVERYTHING

October 13, 2022 TORCH PASSING

October 12, 2022 TRUTH HAS CONSEQUENCES

October 11, 2022 WHILE EVERYONE ELSE WAS PLAYING

October 10, 2022 ASK MORE

October 9, 2022 THANK FULL GIVING

October 8, 2022 SCARY TYPE

October 7, 2022 NEW DAY, NEW WAY ... too soon to know

October 6, 2022 THANK YOU to PIERRE, JON, SIMON and ROD

October 5, 2022 BE PREPARED

October 4, 2022 GO TO YOUR TIME-OUT ROOM

October 3, 2022 FORE NO MORE

October 2, 2022 WORD USAGE vs. HORROR MOVIE

October 1, 2022 RETHINKING OUR THINKING

September 30, 2022 WHAT IS THE TRUTH, AND WHERE IS THE RECONCILIATION?

September 29, 2022 DEBATE THIS

September 28, 2022 PORTION SIZE

September 27, 2022 MY OPINION IS AS VALID AS YOURS – tolerance and understanding required

September 26, 2022 ELIZABETH, CHARLES … vs nobody

September 25, 2022 TRUE GRIT

September 24, 2022 LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

September 23, 2022 DO or DO NOT

September 22, 2022 FIRST DAY THIS FALL

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