Remembering the people who came before us is important.

Editor’s Comment:  I was not aware of Mr. Ferriss’ first two books, “4-Hour Workweek” and “Tools of Titans” but I will probably go back and take a look.  In this book, Ferriss came up with 11 common questions to ask of 140 people who are widely admired and from various callings.  I don’t love all the questions nor do I admire all the mentors he interviews, Ferriss says he expects the reader to “like 70, love 35 and have your life changed perhaps by 17…and amusingly, the 70 you dislike will be precisely the 70 someone else needs”.  But I had a blast picking and choosing and I learned a ton by doing so.  It’s kind of like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates, you never know what you’ll get but often your choice is delicious.  Enjoy.

Editor’s Note:  Like so many of the articles I share, this one came to me via www.dailygood.org, a wonderful website whose messages I receive every morning.  My “search for meaning” is lifelong and Emily has given me here a new concept to look into, Aristotle’s “eudaimonia”.

Editor’s Note:  Thanks to Caitlin, my beloved daughter, this song came on my annual Christmas mix.  Alexi Murdoch is new to me and since I love poets who double as songwriter/singers, I’ll be checking out his music.  So many things I care about are all captured here:  Beautiful Lake Erie sunsets, my sisters, my brothers and every friend I can count on.

I’m mentoring a young man whose great strength and weakness is his energy.  His mind runs at 100 MPH and it only turns off when he sleeps, if he does in fact sleep.

Editor’s note:  If you’re not into philosophy, don’t buy this book.  If you are, don’t miss it.  It was first published in 1991.  Its truths are age old and forever our future.  The essential question Needleman explores is how our relationship to money affects our view of ourselves and our mortal journey.  Whether our perception is having enough, having too much or too little Needleman uses his writing to urge us to put money in its context.  Unlike most books taking one side or the other, Needleman suggests today one must recognize both the evil and the good.  If we are not consciously aware he wonders if money is a prison cell we occupy not knowing that we are in jail.  While poignant and spiritually based, the writing is very reachable using short chapters and many stories make its points.