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Notes from Our Leaders - 2025 Archive

Notes from Steve

I’m on vacation this week. Six 60-year-olds in Cancun for the week. I grew up with these guys - and went to high school and college with them … lifelong friends. This is a long time for me to spend with people. (And this is a long time for people...
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Notes from Steve

I am going on vacation in a couple of weeks. (I’ve already started packing). Everyone, it seems, is sick right now, and that is not acceptable (with my vacation plans), so I’m doing all things possible to avoid everyone. Plus - I’m eating blueberries and working out to a sweaty...
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Notes from Steve

I’m writing this on a cold Monday morning in January (1°). I told Sharon TerHark on the way in that “I’m trying to find my smile” … I’m sticking with that. I realize that my articles throughout January are filled with slightly less than positive perspectives on life, but this...
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Amy's Reflections

We are already halfway through January. We have definitely had some wicked cold weather lately, but I try to keep it all in perspective. When visiting with Dr. Eibes this week, he shared that people don’t have to run their cars in Arizona to warm them up. I challenged back...
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Notes from Steve

I got up at midnight last night and had cereal. I never do this. I just couldn’t sleep. I told the group I was with at lunch this, and they said they can never sleep well on a Sunday night. Hmm. I don’t think it was work that kept me...
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Amy's Reflections

Happy New Year! Hopefully, everyone found time to remember and appreciate their blessings over the holidays. Whether that included time with family and friends or some time alone to regroup, I hope each of you refilled your buckets. For many of us, the holidays bring a mix of additional stress,...
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Notes from Steve

Theme 2025: Belonging Knowing the difference between “belonging” versus “fitting in” is important. The definition (we are going with) is belonging is being in a group that you want to be with, and they want you to be there. Kind of like a happy cult. And fitting in is dressing...
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