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You Are Programmed to Be Stuck

There seem to be two kinds of people in this world. There are those who, when they want something to occur, they roll up their sleeves and do their best to make it happen. Let’s call these folks entrepreneurs. And then there are those who, when they want the very same thing, wait for someone else to make it happen. This latter group is also quite likely to b*tch and moan if things don’t turn out exactly as they wanted. Let’s call these folks consumers.r

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Travel Is A Family Education

Family Travel Is Education. Today I watched as scientific data confirmed that the planet Earth had been split into pieces and vaporized. You see my family and I spent this afte oon at Meteor Crater in Arizona; the best preserved crater of its kind on Earth. The Apollo astronauts trained here for the lunar landings and studies continue here to understand what happens when objects from space impact the Earth and other heavenly bodies.r

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Happiness

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Embrace Uncertainty and Discover Adventure

Uncertainty is the key to adventure. One of the first steps to starting down the road to a creative family lifestyle is to prepare yourself for uncertainty. If you are the kind of person who needs a lot of predictability in your life in order to sleep well then this path may not be for you.r

Primary topic: Happiness

Happiness

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Teach 'em!

Teach 'Um! Today my wife and I took a little detour and met with some potential new business associates for a business that she runs. This was not my idea of a fun afte oon’s activity but sometimes you gotta do stuff; so I went along. It could be a big deal if it goes through. I hope she gets it. We are in the upper Midwest these days and the weather has been fantastic. Weather people forecast violent storms for tonight but all I see is a big ole moon in a cloudless sky – how’d they screw that one up?r

Primary topic: Happiness

Happiness

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The Desire for Family Freedom

When I started writing about the Families Without Limits phenomenon, I really didn’t think much about the worldwide appeal of the concept. Like most North Americans, I was so wrapped up in my own world that I failed to consider the rest of humanity. What I have discovered, however, is just how widespread the desire really is for escaping the boring life and bringing your family along for the ride. In a recent count, my blog had followers from the following nations (and growing):r

Primary topic: Happiness

Happiness

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Pain

Pain Pain; it’s a subject that most of us would rather not hear about. Others less fortunate cannot get out of their minds. Of course pain comes in many forms. Physical pain is the most obvious form. I am not a physician so I will not address the physical or psychological issues associated with that affliction. Emotional pain is something altogether different and something that all of us at one time or another have been confronted with. Why do we experience emotional pain? What can we do to minimize this unwelcome guest in our lives?r

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Happiness

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The Costs of Adventure

The Cost of Adventure

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Happiness

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Get Out of the Way

My two oldest kids have been invited to take part in a Model United Nations program at the UN in New York. My wife and I are excited about this but our kids weren’t so sure. Specifically my oldest was (and usually is) suspicious of anything that adults organize on his behalf. In fact the mere fact that something is being presented to him as “educational” makes him highly suspicious of its content and ultimately; poorly motivated to pursue it.

Primary topic: Happiness

Happiness

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Rescuiing a Generation

My mom had a dream when she was young. She wanted to be a surgical nurse. Mom grew up as a middle child in a large family. Her family lived in the boonies and had little money. Her dad was a boat captain and was away all week. All of the children worked hard to take care of what little they had.r

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Happiness

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Why Do I Write?

What drives me to write my books and my blog is a consistent reactio I have when I see the eyes of people who think they are imprisoned by their lives. Mind you, these folks almost never say that they are imprisoned and I suspect that most of them would vehemently deny it if you asked them out of the blue. Yet, it is this sense of imprisonment and a corresponding disappointment with life that drives the emotions of “quiet desperation” that secretly dominate the hearts of the vast majority of people I run into.r

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Happiness

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The Words of the Wind

The words of the wind; can you hear it? Listen to the little sounds. They carry the most powerful messages. As I grow more mature and learn to ignore the background noise that is the majority of my life I hear things. I hear simple things; natural sounds like those of the wind and the rain or man-made sounds. It doesn’t seem to matter. I often find that when I take a moment to listen to these sounds, without attempting to assign a label to any of it, they communicate with me in some meaningful way.r

Primary topic: Happiness

Happiness

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Is It Just a Tummy Ache?

A Tummy Acher

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Happiness

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Is Public School Right for Your Child (Part 2)

I left you wondering whether you should be sending your kids to school each weekday morning and if not, what you are supposed to be doing instead. School or No School? My key goal with this post series is to help you to understand that going to a school is not necessarily the best decision for your child. Then again, after reflection on your current situation, you may determine that some school attendance may just be a great idea. The key here is reflection.r

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Happiness

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