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Road trip

July 15, 2020 by Mindy Levine

Driving down the quiet roads. The red car exults in motion. It purrs, it hums and occasionally it roars. But mostly it is quiet. The endless pavement clicks past. My car and I are merely sitting on top of the moving belt. We are motionless. The road rushes beneath us. Sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety miles … Read more

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Thoughts from the Kitchen.

January 30, 2018 by Mindy Levine

My cat is yelling at me from across the house as I drink my morning coffee. My coffee cup sends me a hopeful message. I grasp the handle and look at the bold black letters. “You Rock.” I mentally send a message back to my cup, “I believe you, maybe, just let me get this … Read more

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Not just another top-ten list…

December 13, 2017 by Mindy Levine

Top ten things to eat while watching the news. It can be pretty rough out there some days. Health issues happen, relationships falter, families fuss and news is scary. Every day we face a barrage of information challenges. Anxiety keeps us pacing and circling, jiggling and tapping. Worry keeps us from sleep. Nervousness keeps us … Read more

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An unexpected virus.

November 29, 2017 by Mindy Levine

Somebody brought a cold virus into my house this Thanksgiving holiday. Like any good mystery there are a limited number of suspects for this viral crime. Not so many as to make the mystery impossibly unsolvable, but not so few as to make fingering the criminal a certainty. Besides the six primary suspects who sat … Read more

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We are all the electric eel.

April 14, 2017 by Mindy Levine

I feel the surge of electric current coursing through me as I inadvertently, yet automatically respond to the day’s events. Stimuli come at me constantly. I am barraged by news, pummeled by points, inundated with innuendo. I can’t help but react because I am part of a whole unwillingly linked organism known as social media. … Read more

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News Junk Diet

August 15, 2016 by Mindy Levine

I like to keep up with the news, but the emotional cost is hard to afford. I suspect I would feel better if I simply avoided any news contact, in the same way that I am happier when I avoid ever stepping on the scale to check the progress of my weight. I crave the … Read more

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Welcome to Thought Before Action

"Between stimulus and response,
There is space.

In that space is our power
To choose our response.

In our response lies our growth
And our freedom."

-Viktor E. Frankl

Together let's use that moment between thought and action to consider, debate, and investigate.

Please share your own thoughts in the comment sections below each post.

Open discussions and open thought. All voices are welcome. There is so much to think about!

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