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“ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU” John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961 As I consider the upcoming New Year and consider how I want to be involved with my community in 2013 I reflect upon the words of John F Kennedy, we spend so much time seeing what is wrong…

I listened to a lot of people talk about what they were excited about, what they have done, what they are going to do. For all the doom and gloom that we hear about the economy, of politics, war and the end of the world. What I heard from the people I talked to today…

At 5 I was impulsive and moved through the world completely untethered by reason, logic or wisdom. Enjoying life was the primary function of my five year old mind. There were broken bones, bruises, cuts and tears in abundance. At 15 I was impulsive, doing what I wanted, not being tethered by those who made the rules, there…

Day 3 of ThinkKit:  If you could meet someone new in 2013, who would it be? Or would you rather spend more time with someone you already know? I thought about this question all day, who would I want to meet, past or present.  I came up with two people I would love to spend…

The relationships we build in our lives are what make our lives so rich and productive. In the United States we have always valued the rugged individualist. That person who goes it alone, they figure it out alone and triumph over all their problems alone. Today there are fewer and fewer of the rugged individualist…