Patience is not only a virtue, it is the basis of wisdom.

In this world of instant everything we have clearly forgotten that patience is an essential tenet. Our Mide’ teaching from our youth inculcated the skills of observation in nature… to patiently observe, then delve deeper into what first appeared on the surface. First we saw the color and shape, then the leaf itself, peering deeper […]

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“The cat…. He Just… Broke!”

It was the summer of 1984 and I was with my dear high school friend Rolf and his mom Inga Maj in the little Swedish town of Dals-Ed. He had been an exchange student at Hawken and we met when I was a sophomore. He went back to Sweden the following year but we kept […]

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One Heartbeat Away

Happy Beginnings I’m quite certain she knew there would eventually be heartache in the decision to marry a man 20 years her senior. But the love was deep… strong… undeniable. He was so handsome, so very full of life. One of those men that everyone wanted to be near – men and women, children and […]

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Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Sloe Gin Sauce

This month we are featuring one of our books, The Keepers’ Kitchen, that is unique from all the rest… our cookbook! Jim and I both tremendously enjoy time in the kitchen, preparing food that is beautiful to the eye, healthful to the body, and nourishing to the soul. We hope you enjoy these excerpts. […]

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How to Work Better at Home

5 Great Ways to Manage YOUR Time and Find the Financial Freedom You Desire. “I just can’t find the time…” is probably the single greatest excuse we hear from our own lips, when trying to get it all done. Here are some GREAT ways to focus your time working at home, and create a workplace […]

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Pear & Potato Salad

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“Every man is an instrument and his life the melody.”

~ Jewish Proverb You are the creator of your own destiny, just as the musician is the maker of his own music. You are the instrument of choice, and you play out your life in the tempo and style that you choose. If you were an instrument, what type would you be? Drums are the […]

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Hard Times Demand Hard Solutions

The intent of this blog is not to take a political position, nor to inflame the passions that are feeding the many crises we are facing… but to identify the state of our thinking, and to discover solutions to resolve our critical issues for a best outcome. Now is the time to commit to improving […]

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“Chance encounters open doors to success and friendships.”

Today’s world is bombarded with information from many sources, social, broadcast, print and network media, email, snail mail, and face to face conversations. Each offers a tumultuous collection of information, entertainment and… conflict. I read a disturbing message from a friend the other day that revealed this in a way I had never considered. My […]

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Family Matters

“Ye are who ye come from.” “Why do I care what they did or what they looked like? That doesn’t affect anything in my life now.” “I don’t understand why you spend so much time tracking down dead people. How is that relevant?” “I have no interest in my genealogy. I don’t really care where […]

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