Quote: If You Bring Forth What Is Within You…

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If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you. – St Thomas This is one of the most beautifully expressed and profound truths I’ve ever encountered.

The Love That Let Us Share Our Name

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“Always remember, there was nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our name.” Those lyrics are from one of my favorite Avett Brothers’ songs, “Murder in the City”. Providing instructions to loved ones in the event of your untimely death is something most people my age (38) don’t have to seriously contemplate…. Read more »

On Having a Good Boss

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You know you have a good boss when you can take a project you own that isn’t going as well as it should, bring its status to their attention, and get this kind of response. Me: “Things aren’t going well. I’ve got a late-breaking blocking issue. Even if/when that’s resolved, the results of this work… Read more »

Us and Them

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It’s easy to fall into an “us vs them” trap at the best of times. In extraordinary times like we’re seeing in the Boston area this week, it’s almost impossible to avoid. I’m doing it myself even as I consciously try not to. But I keep thinking, it would be so much better if people… Read more »