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Back to the Future

I’m pretty sure you have never heard of Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, have you?  I’ve never heard of it by name, but I have experienced it a lot, and I’m sure you have too. It’s when you hear about something, or maybe you purchased something unique, only to find that you start seeing the very thing all over the place. I drive around in an orange Jeep, and before buying it, I had never seen one on…

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Perpetual Good - Treasures In The Deep - The "Why" of Your Story

Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: The story of Michael Kent and Tiffany Whittier is inspirational all by itself – a black, female parole officer is assigned to a white supremacist parolee, and their interactions causes Michael to turn his life around. However, it is only when you go deeper, to get to to the story behind the story, that you…

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Perpetual Good - The Good of Good Food, Part 2

Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: If there is one thing that is true, it is that good food brings people together. And not just around a table – Good food unites generations, passing down recipes and traditions from parents to children. It also allows friends to share their creations with their loved ones, whether around a table, or through…

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Perpetual Good - The Good of Good Food, Part 1

Perpetual Good – The Good of Good Food, Part 1

Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: Be it large gatherings celebrating traditions and cultures, families gathered for a backyard barbeque, or good friends meeting to catch up, you can pretty much count on there being good food. Many of us tinker in the kitchen with the same passion as professionals, desiring to deliver a culinary experience…

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Perpetual Good - Defying Time and Circumstance

Perpetual Good – Defying Time and Circumstance

Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: Have you ever looked back at your life and thought, “if only I had more time“, or “if only that one thing hadn’t happened, I would have fulfilled my dream“? Delays, prohibitions, jobs, having kids, etc., all valid reasons why things get placed on the back burner, or get locked away, never to be considered…

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Perpetual Good - Small Things with Big Impact

Perpetual Good – Small Things with Big Impact

Click one of the icons below to listen to the Perpetual Good podcast on these platforms: What do bells, basketball and black pens have in common? Very little… not that they have nothing in common, but in all three cases, something very little about each of them resulted in a very memorable or impactful event, even potentially saving the lives of astronauts. In this episode, we look at the…

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Perpetual Good - Living a Life of Gratitude

Perpetual Good – Living a Life of Gratitude

It is very easy to allow the hardships of life to take over and make us believe that there is nothing to be thankful for. However, by taking the step to pursue gratitude, our eyes will be opened to all of the things we have to be thankful for. In this episode, we look at people who have made the choice to not only start being grateful, but who are living a life of gratitude . Theme Music: Wild…

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Perpetual Good - The Other Side of the Heroic - Real Stories of Real People

Perpetual Good – The Other Side of the Heroic – Real Stories of Real People

Are you like me when you see a member of the armed services, you go out of your way to thank them for their service? It only takes a second – you can do it and be on your way, letting the soldiers – our heroes – know our appreciation for their sacrifice. It’s easy to do… sometimes too easy. Have you considered what appreciation looks like to the soldier? Heroes occupy a special place in our…

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Perpetual Good - Building Lasting Community - The Story of Sunnyhills - Part 2

Perpetual Good – Building Lasting Community – The Story of Sunnyhills – Part 2

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” This quote by Coretta Scott King accurately sums up the spirit and action of those people who not only believed that different races could live together in unity, they created their community around that ideal. Years after the community of Sunnyhills, the first planned racially-integrated…

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Perpetual Good - Building Lasting Community - The Story of Sunnyhills - Part 1

Perpetual Good – Building Lasting Community – The Story of Sunnyhills – Part 1

American history from the 1950’s and 1960’s is full of images of civil rights conflicts, and as many marches for equality as there were, there were an equal number of protests against fair and equal treatment of citizens of African descent. One notable story involves a little girl, Ruby Bridges who by entering William Frantz Elementary School set off a series of angry protests and the withdrawal…

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Perpetual Good - The Good of Taking Action

Perpetual Good – The Good of Taking Action

Our phones are wonderful, because they can tell us how much time we spend ingesting information. News and social media provide us with so much content, we can’t keep up, and it can be a full time job taking in and regurgitating the content and opinions that we receive on a daily basis. The unfortunate result of this is that many important stories get buried under the rubble, forgotten because 10…

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Perpetual Good - The Good of Starting Over Part 2

Perpetual Good – The Good of Starting Over Part 2

If starting over was easy, everyone would do it all the time. What we find, however is that taking the step to start over is hard… very hard, and it is wrought with fear, doubt, and many times a desire to just stay where we are, even though we know there is better waiting for us. There are some keys for us to make the Start Over successful, and much of it has to do with our perception of the…

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Perpetual Good - The Good of Starting Over

Perpetual Good – The Good of Starting Over

As a society, we are constantly pushed to move ahead, to achieve, to always make progress. But what happens when, whether by choice or by force, you are faced with starting over? This week I speak to Victoria Pinkins, host of The Tea with V podcast about her decision to leave it all behind, move to a new state and begin again, in part 1 of The Good of Starting OverTheme Music: Wild and…

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Perpetual Good - The Good of Good Improv

Perpetual Good – The Good of Good Improv

Live performances are the epitome of a jazz musician’s work. When everything is flowing and the audience is responding, there is so much satisfaction and fulfillment for the musician.…

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The Wave of a Hand

The Wave of a Hand

Tonight I was headed back to the airport after a successful, and much needed day in the Bay. I came up to have a meeting with a new customer, spent some time with a few office colleagues and then met up with my daughter Imani at her work. Then the two of us went out for some wonderful sushi at Hanabi Sushi.  As she was driving me back to the airport, we approached one of the walking bridges over…

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Secondary Schooling: Lessons From a Flashcard

Secondary Schooling: Lessons From a Flashcard

Over the past few years, I have, on and off, immersed myself in Chinese language and culture. At one point, I seriously considered moving to Hong Kong, but that’s a story for another time. I appreciate learning in any form, and gaining insight into things that come from different perspectives. Something that I may have heard all my life takes on a different understanding or importance when it is…

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Perpetual Good - Season 2 Episode 4: Our Good - The Gifts We Have Within, Part 2

Perpetual Good – Season 2 Episode 4: Our Good – The Gifts We Have Within, Part 2

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nViuEhPeIoHafpw59TZiA?si=0genvEgzQXGyiZii1O5F1g&dl_branch=1 In this episode, I continue my conversation with Yendis Thomas who has been doing a series on Instagram and Facebook on the gifts we have inside, how we can discover them and use them to benefit those around us. You can find Yendis on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rayzorsharpbarbering/Theme…