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Finding Balance

Finding Balance

By on March 13, 2009 in TPI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuBuGvSBKGM[/youtube]

This is a short clip that was filmed during a facilitation of the Investment in Excellence curriculum in February 2009.

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Inspiration from Aaron Blackstone

By on April 1, 2009 in TPI

Today I got to spend some time with Aaron Blackstone.  Aaron is an associate of The Pacific Institute and lives in West Seattle. When he was a teenager, he was a top athlete in his school in soccer, wrestling, and track.  He also was highly involved in competitive horseback riding year round.  A car accident [...]

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Susan Boyle…25 years ago!

Susan Boyle…25 years ago!

By on May 1, 2009 in Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIYzQYnm9s8[/youtube]

Wow!   It seems very clear now that Susan’s dream has been a dream for quite a long time.  So she got knocked down a few times and things didn’t take off for her right away.  She kept hold of her dream and kept developing her skills.  The idea that “anything is possible” is poweful and [...]

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Jon and Kate plus 8

Jon and Kate plus 8

By on May 26, 2009 in Personal, Television
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAApP9QtSw0[/youtube]

My ex-wife and I followed this show from it’s beginning about 3 years ago.  Up until the point when we separated, we had seen every episode.  There were so many things about Jon that I related with, and things about Kate that my wife could relate to.  They had 2 pregnancies, and ended up with [...]

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Remember Jonathan Brandis?

Remember Jonathan Brandis?

By on May 28, 2009 in Culture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5DwdHtaGrM[/youtube]

For me, one of the joys of parenthood is exposing my children to movies from my childhood that I loved.  I’m not sure if I’m just trying to share my early joys and excitement from films with them, or if it is some sort of devious attempt at creating little Zac clones, one 90 minute [...]

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Susan gets some rest

By on June 1, 2009 in Music
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An Associated Press story has said that Susan Boyle checked into a hospital today, suffering from exhaustion. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_britain_boyle She ended up finishing second in the “Britain’s Got Talent” competition, to a youth dance troupe with (not shockingly) a lot of talent.  Susan was considered the favorite going in, but did not win the final vote [...]

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